After having used Fred's up at IISAC2013, I loved it and wanted one!
So
I bought one from Steve at MyAstroShop. Only $64.95 and well worth it to get quick, accurate alignment.
1. Just set the unit to the latitude of where you are, eg: 32deg.
2. Attach it to the hotshoe mount of the polarie.
3. Adjust your tripod ball head until the compass on the Polar Meter points to 180 (adjust for magnetic declination, so here I set it for 168deg).
4. Adjust your tripod ball head until the bubble level on the Polar Meter sits in the middle of the circle.
That's it!
Note: ensure camera is not attached to the polarie, because it will affect the compass measurement.
Using this method alone I was able to get 2-5 minutes (depending on focal length) with no trailing. Didn't even use the polar scope. And it can be aligned in like 60 seconds! Magic!
I'd recommend it to anyone with a Polarie!
