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My telescope mount gave up mid-photo last night
Was out in the backyard trying to get the Orion Nebula. Been waiting for clear skies for like 2 weeks. Got maybe 15 minutes of data before the mount made a grinding noise and just stopped tracking. Turns out the gear teeth are stripped. I don't have the money for a new mount right now so I'm looking into replacing the gear set myself. Found a part online for $30. Anyone here successfully swapped out gears on a Celestron mount before?
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sarahh481mo ago
Read a blog where someone fixed theirs with a 3D printed gear.
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the_ruby1mo ago
3D printed gears can work if you get the material right. PLA is too brittle for most machines, go with PETG or nylon if you can. Make sure you measure the gear teeth pitch exactly too, even being a hair off will strip it out in a week.
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