|
Well, I thought I had sorted this.
I lugged the beast into Bintel and they played about with things for a while. It seems the RF is a tad touchy when there is a heavy load. I have a STL11k attached. So we (mostly Don) adjusted here, and tightened there and had it all humming.
I've had a few glorious nights out with the rig. Last night I managed about 6 hours of Ha of Eta Carinae and M8. Tonight - no joy. The focusser just hums and won't turn. I had left the scope on the mount under a Telegizomos cover which normally presents no issues. But tonight - no joy.
Some my current thought is that the humble RF is not quite aligned well enough and so the motor is not quite up to the task.
Any thoughts on this? Do I need a bigger motor? Or do I need to strip it all down and try to align it again?
More relevantly - has anyone else seen this issue?
Pete
|