¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHi Tim.
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I have two setups just like yours and I actually had the
same problem in RA.? I?replaced the motor thinking that was the
problem, but it wasn't.? A service tech from Celestron turned me onto the
cable.? I undid both ends of the RA cable and?put them back and the
mount worked again.? I was fortunate in that, besides having a spare motor
(which wasn't needed as it turned out) to also having a spare cable, so I
replaced the RA cable just to be on the safe side.? You might try this and
see if it works.
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Now, after saying all that, I was at my remote observatory
last night and everything worked well until I tried to send the motors back to
the switches.? You guessed it - the RA motor wouldn't move.? I was
using NexRemote.? As a test I disconnected the cable to the PC and plugged
in the HC and, surprisingly, everything worked well.? I suspect that the
issue last night was a bad PC connection.
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Regarding error 17, there are a couple of possible causes
there.? A bad cable is one, but also you might get that error if you had
both the PC cable connected and the HC at the same time.
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Ray Stann From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim French Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 9:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [C14EdgeHD] understanding CGE pro mount Intro, I'm in the final few weeks of an observatory build and have
bought a new C14 edgehd to go on a secondhand (hefty eh!) CGE - pro mount.?
It will go onto a concrete pier with a custom made pier plate.
I have the mount on its?tripod?next? to me as I get to know
it!!
I know it had been discontinued but for my budget, at the time it was a
good fit.? I do have a BSc. hons in Astronomy and Physics when I was in the
UK.now in Canada, BC.? However times and telescopes change.
My main problem........ The RA drive just stopped while heading East!?
Then 90 degrees west quit again.? I thought it might be switch position or
RA limits rather than a bad motor/encoder that I have read about.? But,
then I noticed that the power adaptor that I was using - from my old C10- NGT on
the CG5 mount - was only 0.5A!? The CGE pro needs 3-5A I discovered!?
Also, the 2 RA/DEC connectors look....used and I will replace.
Do you think the RA problem might be a power issue?? A few moments ago
as I powered up to play with the pro a bit, it came up with "error 17 recycle
power"? I think that the mount is good, I need to learn some more which is
fine but what do you think.anyone?
I managed to tear my bicep trying to lift the jolly thing too!?
Ow!
Cheers?
Tim French |
