EZ CLUTCH KIT CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

“I just installed your EZ Clutch kit into my 12″ LX200GPS and I’m very pleased with the results. This is what should have been done in the first place.” 

_____________________________

Thank you for the prompt delivery of the EZ Focus and EZ Clutch kits. The instructions are very clear and the conversions only took about an hour to accomplish. The difference it has made to my LX90 is quite astonishing. It feels like a “new” scope, focusing is so positive now and with the dry clutch fitted all of the slippage problems with the Meade wet clutch problem have gone! A big thanks to you for your exemplary service and I can assure you that I am spreading the word on this side of the Atlantic for you and your products.

_____________________________

The fix from Peterson Engineering is great! The instructions are  clear and unambiguous to even an all thumbs kinda guy like me.

_____________________________

I’m very pleased with how easy and quick it was to install the clutch. I’m also very pleased with the operation of the clutch…..  The instructions were excellent. Meade should take a lesson from you on how to develop manual instructions.

_____________________________

I must say, this was one of the easiest installations I have ever done. The instructions were well written, precise, and well illustrated. Applause to a great product!

_____________________________

I decided to get the EZ Clutch kit (for an LX90) for two reasons – cost and requires no adjustment while in use.  It cost $31 postage paid to me here in Ireland and I can safely say that it’s the best accessory I have.  From using it I would no longer even consider getting a rail balance system as I think this kit is plenty strong for what I want.”  Pete’s note – you don’t need perfect balance but you shouldn’t operate with a severe imbalance either.

_____________________________

From the Yahoo LX200GPS user group:  “This is for anyone considering a Peterson EZ clutch.  I have a 14” LX, and sometimes I bump it in the dark when I’m sliding weights forward or backward to compensate for changing eyepieces.  Often this results in the dec clutch slipping, and me losing my alignment.  So I got an EZ Clutch to fix this, and installed it last night. This is my third Peterson upgrade (after Eyeopener II and EZ balance), and they’re all very, very good. It took about an hour, most of the time being spent cleaning the grease off the inner clutch plate. The instructions were detailed and complete. The only thing I could have wished for was numbers on the photos to indicate which instruction was being illustrated. But it wasn’t hard to figure it out.

     The finished product does exactly what Pete Peterson says it will, namely, holds the dec clutch about twice as firmly with the same amount of tension. Hopefully it won’t slip anymore when I bump it.  Peterson also has a kit to fix when the dec clutch knob threads strip out, as they apparently do after a couple of years of regular use.  But this is apparently not an option on the 14″ LX due to design differences, so the EZ clutch is kind of a “must-have”.

     In a testimonial on the PE web site, someone says that the clutch is now so strong that he isn’t going to bother with counterweights. I don’t know what scope he had, but on mine the EZ clutch is NOT a substitute for good balancing. It’s a good, inexpensive way to strengthen your dec clutch and save the inner components from excessive wear. But you still need good balance.  Short version: Works as advertised, and well worth the price.
_____________________________

Hi, I just wanted to simply say what all other customers must say too.  Fantastic!  I ordered this EZ Clutch from you last fall.  I read the instructions and got cold feet.  I don’t know why but I did.  Then yesterday it was a nice sunny day to be in my observatory and I thought, what the heck, DO IT!!!  I couldn’t believe how easy it was to assemble the clutch.  I followed your instructions to the tee and had absolutely no problems making the modification. I have a 12″ Meade LX200 GPS. The performance is so smooth and amazing how slight the tension on the declination knob had the scope rigidly locked on the axis!  Thanks again for a great product for the Meade owner!

————————————————–

I have just installed the EZ Clutch kit on my RCX400-12 and the improvement is amazing!!!  So little screw tension required to give a really good Dec Lock.  Fantastic value for money and really good instructions.  Thank you very much – you have another happy camper.  ( I think the gears will be next)

————————————————-

I just want to let you know that I installed the EZ clutch to my LX200gps and it was one of the best upgrades I ever done. I don’t have to apply pressure to the knob to make it hold solid.  It locks it tight. Great product, low cost and very easy to install. The other great upgrade was my EZ Focus upgrade.  Again another great product for a low price.  Also easy to install. It sure did improve my mirror shift.  I know it says it’s not to eliminate this problem but it took out 75% of the mirror shift in my scope. I was afraid at first after reading the directions, but once you take it apart you see what is being said and it is easier than what the directions say.  Great products!  Keep up the good work guys! 

————————————————-

Hi Pete, The clutch upgrade to the 14”LX200 is absolutely magic, thanks.  Makes me want to drop my ETX from a great height, the clutch slip is so bad.  Cheers.

————————————————-

Well, I installed the 5″ EZ-Clutch today.  I have to admit that when I read the instructions I thought…oh my, I am going to make a mess of this. What I didn’t account for was the fact that everything made perfect sense once you opened up the side panel of the scope. It took me about 45 minutes (most of which involved the degreasing part) and it all went very smoothly.  The difference is staggering and worth every penny.  Such a simple improvement and such a worthwhile one.