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Step 11.  Re-assembly A

11/27/2014

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So far the belt conversion and subsequent re-assembly has been pretty straight forward.  The printed instructions that came with my belt conversion kit are well written and easy to follow.  In about 1.5 hrs I was able to make the belt conversion on the worm gears, and re-grease/re-assemble both the DEC and RA axes.  Now I just have to complete the belt conversion on the stepper motors and finish the re-assembly. 

Coincidentally I am glad I took the opportunity to clean and re-grease all the main bearings.  Most were dry or had metal filing infused grease on them, so a cleaning and some fresh grease was due.  Movement in both axes is now much smoother.
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    Jim is an aerospace engineer living and working in Ottawa, Canada.  He is also an amateur astronomer.

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