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Originally Posted by LewisM
Richard, this is the FIRST mount to do this. The previous HEQ5 failed MECHANICALLY where the motor shaft would spin in the cog, with the cog not moving (A QC issue) There are no comm errors with computer and PHD, as like I said, after aligning, the mount starts to drift by itself in Dec VERY rapidly - in the 25 minutes I left it alone unguided last night as a trial from being on M42 to start, it ended up being easily 30° off target.
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okay, settle down. note that your initial post states that:
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Tired of this. Second SW mount to do this to me, and I always take utmost care in balance etc.
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Anyway...
In which DEC direction does it fall - north or south? Does it always fall/drift in the same direction? (I assume that is is "falling" and not being driven in DEC when its not meant to be as you refer to the problem as "slipping" and so suspected the clutch was not working properly.)
You have said several times that this is a problem *after* you have drift aligned. Im confused as to how drift alignment is possible at all if the mount is moving in DEC when its not meant too?
Also, if the scope is properly balanced in all directions, why is it falling/drifting at all? If properly balanced surely it should stay still (in both RA and DEC) when pointing at any sky position even with the clutches fully disengaged...??
I also noticed on your photo of the R200SS on your classified listing that the OTA seems to be further back in the tube rings than what I would have expected - my 200mm f4 newt certainly wouldn't be balanced in DEC in that position (although I would expect my NEQ6 clutch to still be able to hold it in position anyway)
Your image:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/a...hmentid=129493