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Thanks, I'll try to keep things relevant. Basically getting back into things after a couple of years break while building/moving house. Small backyard, so decided on just a pier in concrete, no RORO around it, use a $12 tarp for weather protection.
Anyway, bought a new azeq6 for the pier, and am using my trusty old C8 with 6.3fr, plus my DSI II mono guider, as the basic setup to get things lined up. I use EQDIR direct and either PHD2 or Nebulosity 3.2 for camera control. Not yet bothering with guiding.
Results so far mirror yours. I noticed slop in both axes and called Bintel about it. They said to adjust the worms, which I did, and that fixed the slop. Also noticed that I seemed to have some cone error from the azeq6 saddle, and fixed that with some shims. BTW, I use all ADM hardware for the mount. Use the PHD2 drift align wizard, which works well.
It seems OK, but haven't yet been able to get consistent GOTO's. I suspect mount cone error, but clouds presently stopping any further progress. Have some pics of my pier/EQMOD results, but can't attach to a quick reply. Next post maybe.
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