+Graham Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) As many of you will know I treated myself to a nice shiny new AZ EQ 6 Pro mount. From the moment I took it out of the box at Kelling I have been having grief with it. The warnings bells started to ring immediately as I found most of the bolts on the mount were loose. The Dec axis was so tight I could not even balance my scope. The RA axis would jam up on goto slews. The guiding is absolutely brilliant for 80% of the time and then it would jam free itself and jump. Today I decided to strip the mount down to see what was going on. There was a total omission of grease in the Dec axis. The RA axis is where Skywatcher's quality control or what I should say total lack of quality control passed new heights or should I say lows. Even when you consider the number of their mounts I have stripped down, serviced and repaired over the years this was a new one for me. There sticking out jammed between the RA pinion wheel and the clutch plate was a lump of metal. As the wheel rotated this lump would foul the inside of the casting causing the mount to lock up. I have now fully serviced and rebuilt the mount and it is purring away like the well oiled machine it is supposed to be. Edited September 28, 2018 by Graham Smithysteve and Bottletopburly 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Shocking Graham, are you going to complain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Doc said: Shocking Graham, are you going to complain? I have informed the suppliers who will be having a quiet word in the right ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Even though you shouldn't fix this yourself it's a good job you are capable of making the mount better then the so called skywatcher fitters can make it, many people wouldn't and would have to go through the rigmarole of sending it all back. +Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 True but luckily I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 I agree with Mick, that's a shocking way to sell a mount and not exactly cheap!! +Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 That is very poor QC. Hope it is sorted for good Graham +Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 Seems to be Steve. Had it slewing all over the sky without any incidents. Tracked the sun all afternoon without a lot of movement off center on the screen. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Very disappointing to find this lack of care on a new mount build Graham. Those probs would have really disheartened many customers... Glad you have sorted it! It is clearly better than new now! ? +Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) pity i could have taken it to RVO last week kill two birds with one stone ??? NOT Edited September 28, 2018 by Bottletopburly +Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted September 28, 2018 Author Share Posted September 28, 2018 I think I might have just gracefully declined that offer after seeing what they have done to yours. ? Bottletopburly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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