Sky Watcher Star Adventurer v1, question for owners

[Andy R]

Hi,

Decided to give the grab and run for cover setup a go tonight due of the possibility of rain showers. When mounting the scope and balancing I noticed a bit of play In the gears with the clutch tightened (please see video). It’s been a while since I’ve used it with a scope and can’t recall if it did it before. 
 

So my question to other users of this tracking mount, is this normal?

Any comments gratefully appreciated 

Andy

[900SL]

It could be the worm drive, there is an adjustment screw underneath to the front from memory to adjust meshing.

 

 

[Andy R]

Ah ok thank you, that’ll give me something to go on. 

[Andy R]

3 hours ago, 900SL said:

It could be the worm drive, there is an adjustment screw underneath to the front from memory to adjust meshing.

 

 

It worked a treat thanks again👍

[900SL]

On 04/10/2021 at 18:05, Andy R said:

It worked a treat thanks again👍

Careful not to overtighten or it will bind if it hits a tight spot and wear out the gears.  The technique is to switch it on and start tracking, tighten until the sound (pitch) of the worm gear starts to change, then back off a fraction. Check there is no play in the clutch and you are good to go