Antares Orion

Hi malc-c, hi there guys! Thanks for your attention, yes the explanations were great. Electronic stuff always was a little complicated for my "mechanical" brain!! Lol!! I am inclined to buy one of this Nobreak PSU This one is 13,8V 5A, and can be used connected to a battery, in case you are in some remote location! The conectors are sealed and the hole package is more portable. I'm worried about that another model i've posted before, cause its connectors are all exposed... i am not sure if it is safe to use it outdoors.

Hi symmetal, yeah man... hope the things get back to normal! I was very frustrated... but you all teached me a lot about this voltage troubles. I found this one. But 30A it's a lot. This way i could not use my anti-shock device, cause it is 10A limited. I'm gonna ask the seler if this kind of PSU has his own protection against high voltage peaks, etc...

malc-c, thanks for your advice. Do you think a 13,8V 3A is ideal for the HEQ5? I do not know if i can find a 13,8V 5A PSU here in my city! Thanks man!

Symmetal my friend... Check mate, bro!!!!😉 The mount shut off at the exact moment i pressed the second arrow!! Now i will test the 12v PSU from the car cigarrete lighter! I let you all know about the the results, my friend. Again, thank you all very much for your help and support! Clear skies and peace of mind for all!

Hi AstroKeith! The cable is the 2m one provided from Sky Watcher, if you say it is safe, i am a little more confident... i´ll try it. The only drawnback is that i live in a 4th floor apartment, with no elevators! Lol I am going all the way down the stairs with this beefy mount head, in order to test it next to the the car! Lol... No stress at all! No pain, no gain!! Lol! Thanks for the tip about the batteries i can use!

M40... i am gonna try to power the mount directly from the car lighter using the cigarrete adapter provided with the mount, my last question was exactly about this possibility... if it is really safe or not. iI do not want to make any mistake and firing my board! After that, i need to learn how to wiring an stationary 12V 5A bbattery in a 2,1mm male plug! Thanks a lot my friend!

Sorry, one more DUMB question... Regarding the battery car information... do the guys think it is really safe to connect the mount directly from the car lighter socket, using the cigarrete plug adapter provided with the mount? Any risks involved? Thanks a lot guys!

Hi symmetal! Man, this test is gonna be a "check mate" move!! I will try it right now... hope it works! Thanks a lot man!

Hi, AstroKeith! Man, your explanation was exactly what i need to know! The both motors moving at the same time, could be drawing the power below 12v! Do you think is better to buy a 13.8V 5A PsU, or even a "variable" one from 12v/24v 3A in order to avoid future troubles? My first rig, still in use is an EQ5/OnStep STM32, it uses step motors as well, and its PSU is a 19V 3,42A!! As CorneliusVarley stated in his post above, i will try to use a batery car. I actually have a brand new Stationary 12v 7A battery that i have just bought to install in my motorcicle, but i need to make some research on how to wiring it properly to connect in a 2,1mm male pin! Thanks a lot for the explanation, man!

Hi Cornelius Varley, thanks for you help, man! The PSU ia a CCTV stabilized 12V 5A one... and it has been running the ASIAir and the SA GTI during the last 5 months! I´ve bought 2 of them to run the equipments separetely. I am using the "Rate 5" to slew the mount. Tell me something, please... is the amp consunption different when we slew manually trough the HC than when we start the Star Alignment or even the GoTo? Did you see the video i sent? Slewing the mount in both axis without issues, and the led not blinking? Thanks again, all you that are trying to help me guys!!

Hi there bosun21... yes, Arcturus was well visible at that time. Thanks!

Hi Steve... thanks for your help. My setup is a Vixen 80ED SF... les than 2 pounds! So the rig is not overweighted! Besides that, the issue occurs with no scope or counter weight on the mount, too! And whats really intriguing... why this trouble do not occur when i am slewing the mount? Just when try the Star Alignment and any random GoTo command! during this proccess i have been double checked the incoming voltage trough the HC utility menu... 12,7v! Always the same!

Hope it works... this link has a video showing the problem: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qu4yPGdNbBo9KRxr8 This other one, shows the Mount slewing "manually" trough the HC arrows: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SazR7yqkjjJLdnwT6

Thanks a lot Steve... i will do it right now. When its ok, i post the links here! Does a Google Photos link work?

Hi Steve Ward... thanks for your advice. I am not doing any modifications on the plugs, just to avoid this problem of firing up some component! I know it looks like a Power issue, but if it was the case, the mount woul shut off every time i slewed trough the HC arrows... and it is not happening! Please, is there a way to upload a video, in order to show you exactly whats happening? Thank you all mates!

Hi there mates... thanks a lot for you quick reply! M40 - The red led stays "on" , when i press the Enter button in order to make the Star Alignment, the mount moves just a little, stops moving, the led blinks 3 times, and the mount shuts off. Turns on again and the initializing process on the HC starts again! When i just slew the mount trough the Hand Control arrows, both axis move quiet and continuously, and the red led stays "on" all the time! Woldsman - I am using the same PSU that i use wwith my other mounts and ASIAir... it is a 12V 5A. A cheap one, but worked great in all sessions i have done! Swoop 1 - I have tested the 90° adapter plug too, the problem persisted. Now i am using the wired PSU plug again! no success, man!

Hi there, friends. How are you doing? I have just purchased a HEQ5 Pro Mount from USA. As i live in South America, i asked a friend of mine who lives in Orlando to bring me the equipment, and i received it 3 days ago. When i started to testing it in order to check if the mount was ok, i've found some weird issues during the Star Alignment and GoTo procedures. The Star Alignment starts, the mount moves a little but sudenly stop moving, shuts off and the Hand Control turns off and enters in the initializing process again. When i move the mount trough the hand control arrows, everything works well, quiet and easy in both RA and DEC axis. At first i though it was some issue with the V5 Hand Controler, so i tested it in a Star Adventurer GTI... it was plug and play... the GTI worked like a breeze. After that, i pluged the hand control in the HEQ5 Pro, powered the mount, start the initializing process, but the same problem happened, again and again. I really hope you can help me with this issue, i saved money during a lot of time to buy this mount and when i finally get it, this weird issue happens... i am really frustrated and do not know what to do anymore. I'm in contact with the SW Support and they have been very responsive, but they are not sure yet, about what is happening with my mount. The first thought was the PSU, but i have told them that i am using the same 12V 5A that i use im my other mounts and the ASIAir. Changed the PSU just in case, but the problem continues, again and again. Maybe a Control Panel Board issue where the HC plugs in the RJ45 connector? But, how the "manual" slewing trough the HC arrows is working without troubles? It is really strange. As a newbee in this forum, i don't know if i can put a link where i uploaded a video showing the problem. if i can do this, please let me know. Thanks in advance for you help! Clear skies for all! Rob Rodrigues