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Small win with my telescope's star tracking

My scope kept losing stars after a few minutes. Really annoying for watching planets. I read some old forum posts for help. One guy said to check the motor gears. Mine had a bit of dust in them. Cleaned it out with a soft brush. Now it tracks smoothly all night. Feels great to fix it myself.
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jamesf26
jamesf261mo ago
Cleaning those gears probably made all the difference for smooth tracking.
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karen_perry38
But was it really broken that bad? Sometimes these things just have a weird moment and then work fine. Might have tracked okay even without the cleaning.
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jamie_moore
Heard about my buddy's similar gear issue. Cleaned his and it worked perfectly.
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