Re: Jerky RA drive motion
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Hi Tom
Are you saying this is a problem when you use SkyFi or just when you do any sort of slewing i.e., the hand controller?
if you aren't sure, it would be good to confirm how well this works with the hand controller without any software involvement
I'm looking for advice on where to start trouble shooting my RA drive issue. I have a vintage G11 mount that I updated with the Gemini II GoTo system about a year ago. This past week I set it up on my workbench to do an initial setup with the SkyFi III wireless Controller. The SkyFi III Quick Start Guide indicates connecting to the telescope after an alignment.
This is where I noticed my PROBELM. When slewing to a bright star on the Eastern side, I could see the slew motion stop while continuing to hear the servo driving and the continue to slew and hesitate the motion and slew again. So to characterize this; with the RA drive servo continuously operating, the actual saddle motion stops for a second or two then starts again and continues in this fashion until the servo stops.
I called the Losmandy and was directed to start checking the drive train components first for proper engagement which I think is very good advice. I am reaching out to see if anyone else has had a similar issue and what the solution was.
Thanks,
Tom
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