On Sat, May 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM, John Kmetz wrote:
But offhand I'm not sure why your mount would go to a target and start drifting in Dec unless you had a loose Dec clutch or oily clutch pad. You might also have some backlash with the worm being too loose. But perhaps you can try the software first and then look for hardware problems. A clicking noise can mean a gearbox issue, but you can worry about that a little later.
The clicking only started just post L6 upgrade. I had been imaging for a few weeks without issue.? I should point out, the coordinates listed above are the output from NINA when attempting to center the target. It adjusts the RA but never the DEC. Posted is just the last 3 attempts. For example the first slew to M81?
Time? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? RA? ? ? ? ? ? DEC? ? ? ? ? ? ? Error Distance? ? ? ?RA Error? ? ? ?Dec Error? ? ? RA Error(PX)? ? ? Dec Error(PX)? ? ? Rotation ? ? ?
05/24/2024 22:32:44 ? ? ? ?14:01:14 ? ?54¡ã 16' 18" ? ?00¡ã 17' 58"? ? ? ? ? ? 00:01:59? ? ? 00¡ã 04' 38" ? ?1259.45? ? ? ? ? ? ?195.8? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 179.62234898524582
Nina then attempts to center and fix the error:
05/24/2024 22:33:06 ? ? ? ?14:03:12 ? ?54¡ã 13' 57" ? ?00¡ã 06' 59"? ? ? ? ? ?
00:00:01? ? ? 00¡ã 06' 59" ? ?
10.27? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?295.33? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 179.6327463348333
Closer on RA but only slight improvement in DEC. Then it reattempts:
05/24/2024 22:33:22 ? ? ? ?14:03:19 ? ?54¡ã 13' 56" ? ?00¡ã 07' 03"? ? ? ? ? ?-00:00:07? ? ? 00¡ã 06' 59" ? ?-71.62? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?295.66? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?179.63905172891225
I suppose tomorrow I can try to reload older firmware. GFU does have 5.21 available, should I just use that? Should I select "Format SD card" to wipe everything start fresh?
