TiffsAndAstro:
I think I can poke a hole through the label.

Not necessary, the sticker goes nicely back in its original position!

What is important, as usual when tuning mounts, is not to tension the screws too much (and not too little). After tensioning, check that the mount movement remains smooth.
My exemplar came from factory with huge backlash, both RA and Dec. I could feel by hand the the head was tilting.


so i've had a quick look and jeli was showing the 'slop' in RA axis which i seem to have none of at all, maybe a tiny, tiny slight rotation.
i don't seem to have any in dec either, so i think i'll try setting phd2 back to defaults and start there.
i really appreciate you help with this, ty.
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