[ilife13 (David)]

Matthew
I fear the problem may be severe.
The set up configuration are as follows.
Encoders I(+400 +400)
Gear +36x144 +36x144 (a minus value slews the scope the wrong way)
Motor Parameters RA = Set 3 Dec = Set 3
Polar Axis Direction El=(32.0) Az=(180.0)
Init Motor Ctl Mode RaDec
Spd: Fast Med Si 0000-1200/4/4 32 2.0
Key Ctrl N-S E-W
Backlash RA=000 Dec=040
Mount mode Polar Unaligned Equat.
PEC ? (cannot find in the menu)
Autoguider On RA=+0.5 DC=+0.5
PC LX200 9600
When using Vega as first reference star the scope points SSW instead of North and elevation was around 45 deg (far too high). At this point I decided to "trick" the scope by loosening the clutches and centreing Vega in the scope and pressed "align" until it beeped. I then went for a second star (Antares) and the scope slewed to North-West with an elevation of around 50 deg instead of West. Then when I tried to use the direction keys to centre Antares the motors were very inconsistent (at one point while pressing one button the second motor kicked in and it slewed diagonally and on another occasion it would only slew in Dec even when pressing the RA buttons.
Interestingly, the coordinates in the hand control for each star matched those on Stellarium in every case. The clutches are tight and I cannot detect any slipping at all.
When I did manage to centre a second star (with excessive correction on the controller) the scope still said one star align and not two. If I move away from my one star align and go back to that same star it does it with fairl good accuracy (although not perfect).
I am totally lost and very frustrated.