Repair of motor drive device from October 2020 to January 2021 | |||||||
The equatorial mount was manufactured in 1988 | |||||||
Failed electronic circuit boards | |||||||
An old right ascension motor, gears and a worm wheel in the mount |
An old declination motor | ||||||
Old motors used for 32 years | A declination worm wheel and gears | ||||||
Replacement of motors | |||||||
Replacement of motors | |||||||
Adjustment of a worm gear | A new declination motor | ||||||
A new right ascension motor in the mount | The mount after repair | ||||||
PC monitor for automatic introduction of celestial bodies | E-ZEUS II, computer-controlled device manufactured by Kisei Co., Ltd. | ||||||
Observation of Jupiter in the southeastern sky at dawn in February 2021 |
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Special
thanks to Mr.Yukihiro Takatsuki, Kisei Co.,Ltd. and Mr.Tetsuo Wakugawa
for their support |
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