My LX200 Modifications
Current Modifications
Below is a list of all the projects/modificaions I've preformed to my LX200 setup. Feel free to do any of these yourself, but PLEASE NOTE: Some of the modifications WILL void your warranty!
To-Do list:
- Rebuild of the Meade Superwedge
- Make a new Dew Heater to permenently mount to scope (Already started)
Declination Relube
With winter being the time of year I get to use my scope the least (I hate the cold!), I decided it was a good time to re-lube the gears in Draco!
I'll not go into the whole process here, except to say it involves removing the motor/gear assembly. After removed, I carefully cleaned all the old grease off everything. Once cleaned, I inspected all the parts. After inspection, I re-assembled the spur gears and checked/adjusted the mesh of the gears. Once I was happy with the mesh, I re-assembled the motor/gear assembly back into the fork arm and applied a nice layer of NEW grease (Mobile-1 Synthetic) to the Spur gears, as well as the main gear and worm.
The first image shows the completed assembly, fully re-lubed.
This image shows a close-up of the gear assembly.
The RA gears are a bit more complicated to remove, so I will conquer those at another time.