Advice Needed Actuator counting

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Nice install - looks very solid! The more pictures - the better. We love pictures here :D
 
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Captain Jack said:
Well I had a couple of new genuine Superjack actuators and they all had a very tiny play in it. Even the heavy duty 24" one has about half a millimetre play...
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Half a millimetre play in the motor could equate to as much as a degree or more in pointing accuracy, moreso at the extremes of arc.
 
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