South is -ve. ?Ensure lay and long are set
Latitude:?28¡ã 02' 3.05" NLongitude:?-82¡ã 39' 54.36" W
so that¡¯s 28 degrees north not south of equator. So + sign in latitude as in +28¡
so that¡¯s -82 degrees from Greenwich which is west sign (W) 82¡,
Now you need time zone which is?
gmt -5
now you need dtg Gemini style:
Here's the UTC date/time you downloaded this page :
UTC date/time:?Dec 05, 2023 04:55:49
Gemini UTC display (yymm.dd: hh.mm.ss):?2312.05 04:55:49
from this link. Refresh it to update it
enter as said you:mm.dd.he:mm:ss
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Ensure right mount type is set ?this should be good now ?set CWD ? ?Remember CWD is not necessary straight down ? shut down system reboot it should boot no warnings and be ready?
so first alignment star you select it then comity to slew to it and use buttons to centre it then press menu ¡°align¡± it will name it and you press right arrow (I think) and it accepts it?
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it will say star aligned yet it still
may point a little off depends upon your mount setup accuracy ?it has to be polar aligned?
now select another star goto centre it and this time menu ¡°sync¡± it will accept and start to build a point model that fixes point polar align errors ?
maybe do 3 stars no more?
Command it to home CWD it will drive home CWD it may have moved leave it. Do not move. ?Next start can be warm as long as nothing shifted
set system to std default limits for the moment but watch the scope does not crash
set clutches tight before start tight not overly do it can slip if axes scope scratch.?
I¡¯ve been speaking to Michael we discussed are et fox might be yours ?
it¡¯s your decision ?not tracking is a problem probably bad motor or internal encoder reading IC ?
you can take motors off mount and see if they move connected to system via buttons and sidereal on Ra at boot ?
if one is not moving them there is an internal issue ?swap motors does te fault follow the motor or stay where it is!
I cannot help much more than this atm as I don¡¯t have more info Aka does swapping the motor move the fault to other axes or from Ra to Dec etc?
money we know we can determine and go forward.?
they are all fixable !
so it¡¯s your decision ? You always need to polar align a gem mount but you get used to doing it and your star corrections correct for polar pointing alignment errors ?
but they must be polar aligned within ha few degrees or less is best ? This takes time ?
you cannot run the system by HC then stellarium (or any other) ?will not work till the fault is sorted?
it¡¯s your decision I¡¯m just throwing basics to you to help you start?
I can understand frustration I¡¯ve been there but it¡¯s a fine mount easily repaired (I¡¯ve done so many) will last a life time plus ?but you decide the tool you need for your job ?
IMO if you want quick setup to use then a gem mount is not right ?a fob or as you said ?
it¡¯s my opinion and 2cs at that it¡¯s a precision tool but a fib is a good quick light bucket ?the Losmandy a first class visual or imagery mount ? Not quickly set up ?
hope this help I¡¯m slapping down info fast to try help ?
of if you take motors off the mount and have them connected to the Gemini unit ? Power on ?does the Ra start to spin slowely at end of boot! ?Is the Dec pinion nice and stiff resistant to finger twist?
this is badidcof finding the issue ?swapping motors if it follows the motor there¡¯s ya problem ?but if stays on same axes it¡¯s internal encoder pick up ic of bad 5 v to encoder in motor
we need tis info
sorry typos I¡¯m in hospital atm have been for a long time but like to assist as it helps me forget my issues?
cheers
keep in contact maybe give answers to what I said about moving motors and pinions etc ?
just to get you working as soon as we can?
Cheers. Questions fire away but I need the info on motors et to go fwd. I¡¯m sure Michael can fix it. Indeed might have been the one we were discussing?
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Brendan
