Dear all:
Very frustrated with problems I am having-any suggestions most appreciated
for some reason, my CG5 has simply stopped autoguiding in Dec
I can see the problem when calibrating-West and Esat movement is fine, North movement' s fine , then the guide star refuses to move when PHD is trying to bring the star back to the cross hairs in South
the star moves fine in all directions when I try using the hand controller- no
discernible stickiness, at least in a 12mm eyepiece
Gotos and alignment are very good;
My polar alignment is good if not very good;
I have tried using the serial cable plugged into my hand controller and also
with a GPUSB (different cable and plugged into the ST4 port)-so it doesn't seem to be a cable problem
I have opened the mount up twice and tried to adjust the gears -they seem to run smoothly -smoother than before, far less backlash.
The scope is balanced slightly rear heavy
I cannot use this mount anymore-and I used to be able to take 20 minute
autoguided images routinely in the past. For the last few months every attempt has failed. I have tried various settings in PHD, but nothing seems to work
have tried with lighter telescopes, and heavier.Nothing.
Any advice most appreciated
