Ryan, I do crank down on them. Am I not supposed to do that?
On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 11:28 PM, Ryan Noonan via groups.io <repast_twerps0r@...> wrote:
Heads up Art, while it may be contaminated clutch pads, your comment made it seem like you really crank down your clutches. I used to do the same, but best practice is a well balanced scope in RA and Dec with clutches that just make contact.?
A power supply issue or connection issue could also possibly cause an intermittent stop of tracking and if the power comes back on and the position of the mount is anywhere other than CWD there will be significant pointing error which could cause pier collision or failure to find park position on subsequent slews. Check your logs for disconnects.?
occasionally I¡¯ll have tracking errors like streaking stars and I have to return to CWD manually and do a hard power recycle with the switch. This seems to fix it. Usually it happens after using sharpcap for lunar imaging while waiting for astronomical darkness for my NINA sequence¡ it¡¯s like the mount gets stuck in lunar rate.?
Art Trail