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On further experimentation, I found they did seem to work correctly when I loosed the RA and DEC clutches and moved the scope manually. I guess that's OK, is that when I would likely use them. With no

Bummer, so they are just there for looks?!!! That seems like a waste! -- Rick Paul Tucson, AZ

The instructions you found were from an earlier era (is there a date on the document?), when the mechanical parts were machined differently than the more recent mounts. So the availability of the

Hi Deric just curious - do you use polaris for an alignment point? wrote:

This is just a small thing, but I think setting circles are cool! However, I don't understand how to use the setting circles. In the G-11 instructions, it states: On the RA: " While the R.A.

Hello John, I have a very similar problem. It is like my Gemini 2 console box is not set for a G11 but a Titan. My goto's slew past the target. Like I am a hour or so off. When I first got my G11 last

Thanks to all, and Brian, I'm actually GLAD to hear you work for Losmandy.? I was just wondering.? And naturally you're going to want to defend the product, but I want you to know, and I think I've

Hey John, First things first, I do not work for Losmandy. I am a new owner, since 1 and a half year. I feel for you, I have encountered strange and similar issues Magnus also encountered about the

Have you checked that you clutches are reasonably tight? No cable drag? This feels like a mechanical problem – once you’ve been somewhere you should be able to return (unless you have synched on

HI John Not getting defensive here, it's just that you seem to be on the defense for them! i do. and I apologize if this comes across as defensive. My questions are not meant to suggest you are

Any direct drive is going to have limited resolution. I've made some assumptions based on best pratices. Those include 400 (.09°/step) motors, 32 ?steps for tracking, 1 step for slewing (no

Hi Brian, I do appreciate your responses, but may I ask if you work for Losmandy?? Not getting defensive here, it's just that you seem to be on the defense for them!? Not all issues are

followup questions for you: Can you be more specific when you say the pointing is off - is it off by how much, and is it always off in one particular direction? have you been checking your model

Wow, went OT pretty quickly here, but just to get back to the original topic, I've now done everything possible to remedy any pointing issues, eliminating any possible cause of flexure in my optical

Thanks I have the older guide you did. ?I was reading it recently. Doing all the gear sums etc. ?it really look a decent option but I’d want to do a before and after test. ?Atm my ability to get

Bren, I used a 1/8th inch drill bit to very carefully drill out the 3mm ID of the McLennan pinion gear to fit the new type motor. The McLennan pinion gear is steel (it is magnetic). I held the

That's Brilliant.? I notice the fundamental frequencies are completely different to the Losmandy GB.? This was mentioned by mark Crossley (Wilmslow Astro), "Unlike the Losmandy gearbox all the

They look good for the price but you need a lappy to run it.? That's not an issue for most users a they already use one for photography etc. Very much an EQ mod style.? It appears to be multifit

I should mention one thing, when I used the Stellarium goto and it used two motors at the same time I got a horrible resonance, the motors skipped steps and when I returned to home it was 20 or 30

Just to update the thread:? I received the EQStar unit and so far, given the very reasonable price, I am satisfied.? First, due to the Covid thing I had to wait a bit longer but that's OK. It