Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Thanks Brian but not sure what you mean by computer<->Gemini.? So I took some screen shots from the web interface and Ascom Profiler.? If these are inadequate let me know.
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Frank Wielgus
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Frank these are just the mount settings, which need to be coordinated with the software meridian flip settings. Can you post those computer<->Gemini settings for date/time/timezone need to be the same
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Brian Valente <brian@...>
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Re: RA lag both motors stopped
Yes I have the old one I am i france and very proficient in electronics. Good point I will try a rework of all soldering
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erwan quigna
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Re: RA lag both motors stopped
The problem even exist with motors removed from the mount
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erwan quigna
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Re: RA lag both motors stopped
Is your Gemini 2 one of the old ¡°long boys¡± or the current, square Gemini 2. The older ¡°long boys¡± occasionally suffer from a broken solder joint that can cause an RA failure message. It¡¯s a
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rkaufmann87@...
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Re: RA lag both motors stopped
Hi Erwan Were there motor stall messages when this happened? have you tried adjusting the worm mesh? things that most often cause/ lag/stall 1. insufficient power 2. worm mesh too tight 3. telescope
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Brian Valente
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Paul - I agree with you but I am at a loss.? I am hoping the smarter brains with this group can help me. Attached is a screen shot of the relevant info.? Maybe someone can see an issue. Time and
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Frank Wielgus
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RA lag both motors stopped
Hi, Since a week I have a big problem on the g11 gemini2 of mu observatory. This is the third time I found the mount complexity stopped. Seems both motors stopped working during the night. After that
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erwan quigna
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
I"ve been following this, and I agree something fundamental just seems amiss. I really don't think there's anything about the Gemini or the firmware that's causing this, particularly since you have it
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Brian Valente
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Frank, Back to my original post, you need to resolve the issue of not being able to perform a meridian flip with the hand controller before worrying about the software. It must be either a time or
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Paul Homer
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
That is indeed strange! :Mf# command certainly works for others, and I have no idea why it doesn't for you. Maybe try to reflash the firmware, but this has an even smaller chance of working than
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
I'm not quite sure I grasp what the "Pier Side Method" is? It's clear from the ASCOM log that :Mf# is being sent to the mount - the mount does the rest if a flip is possible. From the handset it
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Graeme Coates
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Paul, Meridian flip does not work from the HC.
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Frank Wielgus
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Cold start CWD. When I first used the mount, I was able to meridian flip.? The capture software back then used the 3 slew method. Recently, the newer version uses the pier side method - and it always
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Frank Wielgus
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Hi Frank, so are you ever able to perform a meridian flip? If yes, how and when? As to the original subject line, was this something that was working and then just stopped? I don't see anything in
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Frank, I may have missed one of your responses, but do you have the meridian flip working from the hand controller? Paul
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Paul Homer
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Thanks for the suggestion Paul.? I tried it out today but no luck.
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Frank Wielgus
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
Can¡¯t say if that¡¯s a hardware or software/settings issue, although it¡¯s hard to imagine that hardware is causing this if everything is working except for flips. Did you try resetting Gemini
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
So, given the above: - mount does not flip even though it should - manipulating limits does not help - happens via usb or ethernet - happens even when not running an imaging application - happen after
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Frank Wielgus
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Re: Meridian Flip - Stopped Working
That's correct. There is a meridian flip command in the log, :Mf# issued, it appears to happen at HA of 0.026183, or past the meridian. The mount reports being on West side of the pier. The software
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Paul Kanevsky
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