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If the LED on the mount is blinking it usually means the input voltage is low, how are you powering it? Taking a few seconds to search for the second star sounds not too far off normal to me, but I was using mine with an ASCOM driver and plate solving for the last year or so, I have not done a manual alignment in a long time. I also never tried to use the polar align routine, I only ever used Alt-Az when I used the mount visually.
How about a circuit breaker if you are getting frustrated. Put it in Alt-Az mode and you don't have polar alignment to worry about, you just need to check the tripod head is nicely level with a spirit level before you put the mount on. Then you can do a one, two or three star alignment and see how it goes, IMO ALt-Az is far and away the more convenient mode for visual use. But back to the start, if the LED is flashing you need to check on the incoming voltage.
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