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I only recently started using PoleAlignMax, i used to do it all via PHD drift alignment.
Instead my procedure is now:
Setup mount as perfect as i can get it manually, this normally is within 5 degrees.
Run a PoleAlignMax and follow the procedures (if you are a long way out, you will probably run out of screw space to change azimuth settings...).
This normally gets me VERY close. I set my CCD to take 1sec exposures continuesly and then turn on cross hairs on my image, move the azimuth/alt a bit and wait for the next image.
Takes about 10mins to do the PoleAlignMax run.
Then start up PHD and do a drift align to fix the last little bit of error.
First time i did this it took me under 20mins to get a good polar alignment. When i was using PHD to drift align it often took me 30+mins.
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