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Old 10-07-2013, 02:58 PM
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Skyhawk (Justin)
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Synscan pointing accuracy way off.

A little while back I bought the SKEQ5GOTO system for my EQ5 mount.It's worked perfectly and done its job. However I updated the firmware on the hand controller to V3.35 and now it's pointing accuracy is way off. After performing a decent polar align without the unit, I then switch it on and make sure everything is entered correctly. The first alignment star was Hadar and the scope slewed towards Achenar instead. After resetting the unit a few times I managed to get a successful 3 star alignment even though it slewed way off target each time. Entering an object in the hand controller slews the telescope in the general direction of the object but is nowhere to be found around the field of view.

Do you guys have any idea what is causing this, also where can I find an older version of the firmware, say 3.27 as I would like to reflash the handcontroller and see if it's a firmware issue. Also do I need to upgrade the firmware in the motor board?

Appreciate the help.
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