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I.C.D
10-01-2014, 07:26 PM
G'Day All and I hope you have clear sky's tonight
Can anyone tell me what the worm steps and the tracking offset for a EQ6 pro mount are please

Ian C :thumbsup:

I.C.D
11-01-2014, 06:48 PM
I have final worked out what mount I have if I have done everything right it should be EQ6 Pro/Altas (syncan) (47:12 )total steps 902400 ,worm steps 50137, tracking off set 0.
Can anyone confirm this
Ian C:D

MrB
11-01-2014, 07:14 PM
Hi Ian,
You are correct, the gear reduction is 47/12, so 3.9167:1
The EQ6's have a 180 tooth worm wheel, so 180(47/12) = an overall reduction of 705:1

However, worm steps would be as below:
200step/revolution motor with 64 microsteps = 12,800 microsteps/motor revolution.
12,800(47/12) = 50133.33 microsteps per worm revolution.
50133.33*705 = 9,024,000 steps/worm wheel revolution

I.C.D
12-01-2014, 07:14 PM
Thank Simon I am find tuning my mount to the laptop program again thanks
Ian C :thanx:

MrB
12-01-2014, 08:43 PM
No worries Ian.
Sorry for the error above, it should be as follows:

50133.33*180 = 9,024,000 :thumbsup: