Peterson Bucks Precision Gears: £130.71

for the 14" Meade LX200GPS

Replace the molded plastic gears in your 14in drive train with precision machined high strength stainless steel gears. Install a simple but positive worm engagement system. This kit not only upgrades and adjusts the scope's gears; it addresses and tunes the full mechanical drive system for both axes. Installation of this kit will:

1) improve the drive precision in both RA and DEC drives while reducing or eliminating transfer gear backlash. Our Quality 10 precision cut gears hold dimensional tolerances of ±.0005in, while the molded Nylon gears they replace are no better than Quality 8 with a tolerance of ±.002in

2) reduce wear on and prevent damage to the scope's main worm gears through installation of kit parts that provide a positive worm to worm gear engagement. As a by-product of this fix the kit will reduce gear drive chatter - a noise that indicates that the worm is pushing away from the worm gear.

3) eliminate the tendency of the scope's transfer teeth to break or strip off of the plastic gears when slewing the telescope at high speed, in cold temperatures, or when slewing a scope that is heavily loaded with accessories or is out of balance.

4) eliminate the tendency of the motor transfer gears to loosen on their axle, due to use of a larger securing bolt capable of much higher locking torque.

The kit consists of very detailed step-by-step photo illustrated instructions for upgrading the declination and azimuth drives, 2 pairs of precision stainless steel gears, special gear grease, wire wraps, special premium quality adhesive, replacement worm indexing springs, worm standoff pins and a set of top quality hex wrenches. To correct those scopes where the gears do not mesh closely but are only touching tooth tip to tooth tip in a cogging kind of action, the kit also includes a drill bit.

Although the instructions provided are crystal clear, the installation of this kit is more complex than that of the EZ Focus kit or the EZ Clutch kit. If you had trouble with either of our other kits, or if you consider yourself to be a klutz, please either do not buy this kit or arrange for someone else to perform the installation for you.

Please note that stock levels do fluctuate so please call or email to check today's stock before placing your order.

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