altec Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Hi alli'am just about to fit some ra/dec drives to my eq5 mountdo i need to put some lithium grease on the gearbox cogs or leave them as they arethankssteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpookyKatt Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'm not really sure that you'd gain much by using grease as the gears are never turning very quickly.Kathleen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I have one of these mounts driven on both axis and my cogs are grease-free. As Kathleen says, the gears only move slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopHouse Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Another raised hand for grease free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 & another grease free zone as it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkis Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Putting grease on the gears would soon collect gunge. Best to leave them as they are.Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altec Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 ok thanks to allsteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 No idea, but I will suggest a PM to Astro-baby:angel5:, she seems to know these mounts inside out, upside down and more usefully in their individual component form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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