AstroAF - Tune Up Your HEQ5 Pro Mount As Good As Belt Mod! Adjust Dec and RA Axes & Remove Backlash

In this video: I go through my tune-up process on my Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount. It is every bit as good as Belt Mod! This involves setting the resistance on the axes for the Dec and RA so that they can move as freely as possible, thereby improving balancing and guiding. Additionally, i walk through adjusting backlash on the Dec and RA worm and motor gears. If you follow this process, your HEQ5 Pro equatorial mount will be running smoother and quieter than when it was new!

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