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Old 23-06-2013, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tandum View Post
It's still slewing but home is miles away from where it should be and you can't just move the scope to the approx point cos of the encoders.

Tomorrow is another day, I'll plug the handset in and see if it homes.

Damn cold out there tonight
The Synscan has an auto-home sensing routine for the EQ8 that might be worth a try. Not sure how it works but it slews in both axes on both sides of the CWD position to establish the right position.

Peter
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