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Originally Posted by Damienandwendy
If I slew to the Sun and set tracking to solar rate, the Sun drifts straight out of the FOV within 3 minutes @ x40 magnification.
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Something is screwy there, this isn't the wrong tracking rate, it's no tracking at all or tracking in the wrong direction. Even at the standard sidereal rate the mount should track the Sun way better than this. The difference between sidereal and solar rate is quite small (less than 0.3%).
Just for kicks, have you tried pointing the scope due south for Easy Tracking mode? I know the manual says north, but it's worth a try?
Cheers
Steffen.