Well... some bad news for me. I opened up the clock drive and discovered that the brass gear ring is missing. Everything else is there and the drive motor is...
Hugh, Where there's a will, there's a way. That, and "plan for the worst and hope for the best" seem to be the slogans and mottos of this group. We all know...
Well... some bad news for me. I opened up the clock drive and discovered that the brass gear ring is missing. Everything else is there and the drive motor is...
Thanks Ken. I will take your advice and grab a couple motors. I will get in touch with George Allen as well and hopefully can get the gear on order. Much...
Yo, Hugh! One must also remember not too many native Atlantans left. Most are transplants like me. I moved here from Cleveland, Ohio, only for a technical...
Hugh, Here are the proper terms for this gear arrangement ... I think you are referring to the worm wheel. I will have to take one apart to measure it, or...
Hi George, I was reading Company Seven's article on the RV6... they mention that the bronze worm wheel gear has 144 teeth. If you have this gear with a part...
Hugh,  Boston probably lists the gear, but it likely comes with a small hub that will need to be bored out, and the sides of the web may have to be...
Hi John, The woman who sold me the scope said that her father who owned it was an engineer at the company which manufactured the motors. He was a tinkerer and...
If it's a Synchron motor, the company is now owned by Hansen of Princeton, Indiana, in the far southwestern "boot" of the state. You'll probably not want to...
I'm a Princeton, Indiana native, still own property there, and recall when Hurst made the motors, also Princeton. Hansen is one of the largest employers, next...
Exactly, George. That is what the guy told me way back in early 1991 -- they build but do not stock them. -- Kenpo ________________________________ From:...
Hello All, It appears that I may have succeeded in my quest for a worn wheel gear. I put a "wanted" ad on Astromart and was contacted earlier today by a person...
Hugh - that's great news - Â John R ________________________________ From: Seriously <hgriffin1@...> To: dynascope@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 13,...
I had intentions of taking progress photos but failed miserably. I am posting a couple of shots of the current state of the scope and mount. Quite pleased with...
You should have a seriel number plate either on the top of the tube by the focuser Or definitely on the head of the equatorial mount dale Sent from my...
Hi Dale, My dynascope was unlabeled as well. There is no serial plate or any indication that there ever was one on either the scope tube or the motor drive...
My scope was purchased in 1981, near the end of RV-6 production. I has no serial number or other identifying info anywhere on it. allan ... -- "The truth is an...
I have had two RV-6's, both 1967, both had/have ID number plates on the mount, but not on the tube. Many of the #'s are not sequential either. Some years back...
I read in company 7 website saying after 1968 they quit putting the plates on the tube so don't know how true that is and my plates do not match ingot...
I purchased my first RV-6 new in '67, and my current one was purchased by a school in '67 (I saw the records) and NEITHER had/has a plate on the tube. As I and...
I got mine in 1974 new from the factory (I remember waiting forever!), and it never had a serial plate/ID Number anywhere... David ... -- David P. Neighbors ...
