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Originally Posted by AstroViking
I can't help with any unguided exposure lengths past 30 seconds, as I went straight to using guiding when I got to longer exposures.
However, it's not normal for there to be increasing resistance when trying to rotate the mount on either axis.
Obvious question - are the cable(s) snagging on something when you rotate the mount?
Cheers,
V.
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No cable snagging, no. And the resistance only starts if you rotate past 90 degrees on RA when e.g. balancing. With weights at the bottom and scope on top, thats 0 degrees noon. With the weights on one side and the telescope on the other, thats 90 degrees, balancing horizonal. Slightly more resistance at 95 and 100 degrees. Hope that's clear. Presumably the mount never strays into those territories anyway, so probably not a big deal.