Re: Not keeping date up to date; + lunar tracking speed error:
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Are
you setting local date, or UTC date?? Could this be the problem as they usually
differ by a day.. At least in the evening in North America..
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Derek
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Herman
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2020
2:41 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io]
Not keeping date up to date; + lunar tracking speed error:
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You have a Gemini-2.... so I can't say.
If this were a Gemini-1, I'd suggest the Epson RTC chip may be
defective.? I have bought extras if those chips, though I know of no
Gemini-1 actually suffering time-keeping loss.
However, I do not know what chip keeps the time in the Gemini-2.?
I don't own one yet.? If Losmandy won't replace your unit, and the trouble
persists, I'd be willing to take a look at it.
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On Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 12:55 PM Brian Valente
<bvalente@...> wrote:
This is more of an FYI since it doesn't directly?relate to the
gemini time settings, but I have started using Dimension 4 time sync on my
computer that continuously updates the time every 30 minutes or so (user
configurable) to ensure the clock on the PC is as accurate as possible. it
syncs across multiple time servers and runs in the background. oh and it's free
:) When i then sync the mount to the PC time, i know it's accurate
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Brian, I will check this out tonight when I get home and see if my
Gemini still has the correct time. My tracking the New Years eve was as good as
my polar alignment. I left the mount to sit for 30 min. And it was just a
little off where I left it. I am too new at this to really help though. Clear
Skies?
Sent from my Boost Mobile Phone.
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Date: 1/2/20 10:02 AM (GMT-06:00)
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Not keeping date up to date; + lunar
tracking speed error:
how are you setting the date??
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Lo all,
I seem to be having a problem with the Gemini 2 on my Titan keeping the date up
to date.? The time is remaining correct, but it lags behind on the date, I
have had to go in and update the date every time I go to use it during
December.? I know you might be thinking "battery" but it has
been replaced as of the first incident, and is showing 3.10 volts in the web
interface.? Once I update and set the date the targeting works good, so it
seems to just be Gemini is not keeping up on the date.? I have tried both
turning the mount fully off as well as leaving it on in the observatory, seems
to make no difference.
Also just this last session I began to have a tracking error when going to the
Moon, the mount would got to fine then take off @ about 8X "tracking"
the Moon.? Yea zip!!!? there went the Moon!? In manually
switching the tracking with the HC to SideReal it goes back to tracking at the
SideReal rate without an issue...? Kind of weird, I'd think if the
tracking was going to be messed up it would be messed up at any of the
different rates not just lunar.? I think I will try a factory reset next
outing and see if anything changes, but any thoughts in the mean time??!
Thanks & CS!
Mark
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