My MX has so far been a bit of a disappointment. While I am very impressed by it's pointing accuracy and tracking it unfortunately keeps throwing up the dreaded "Mount Hit Something or Is Out of Balance" error in both RA and Dec, sometimes in only RA and sometimes only in Dec.
The issue is so severe that I can't even finish a T-Point auto calibration. The mount always gives out the error (in both axes) when the OTA is west of the mount. It almost always happens during the start of a slew or occasionally when it's just to about to arrive at it's given target.
I had to reboot the mount 5 times just to get through a 49 point T-Point calibration.
The error happens only in RA when the mount is just tracking and this error can happen at pretty much any point in the sky. I am not sure what's so wrong the mount. I have adjusted the camstops of both axes. What interesting thing I found was that the camstop pin doesn't go all the way down even if I loosen the button head more or even if I loosen the setscrew (as instructed in some threads on SB forums). Here's a picture of it - this is how much I was able to get it down and it doesn't go further than this:
http://i.imgur.com/FVSz8dS.jpg
Does this seem a bit odd to anyone else here? Both motors also run a bit hot - I'm not sure if that's normal. For what it's worth, I have checked and rechecked my balance countless times. As soon as it throws up the error I check the balance and the OTA always stays put.
I've created a large post over at SB and I'm hoping I'll get a response on Monday but they can a bit slow when it comes to these things. My biggest fear is that I'll have to send the unit back and that'll cost a pretty penny. Here's a video of the error:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO2Sc...ature=youtu.be