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Old 11-04-2008, 11:34 AM
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g__day (Matthew)
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Query - How many folk have checked the tracking accuracy of their RA motors?

I was reading Telescope drive tracking accuracy http://arnholm.org/astro/tracking/index.htm and I wondered how many folk have checked the accuracy of their RA motors?

I guess you calculate expected rotation rate 86,164 seconds / teeth on drive motor to get the target rotation speed - draw a line on the gear then measure it over a few hours and spot how much error you have - and work out if there is a way to correct for motors that are too fast or slow.

Has anyone done much research into this? Has anyone determined if there motors are a tad fast or slow and better yet - found a utility to counter any specific error?
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