Adidaz 29

I will try it Carole  but it’s alway point north towards Polaris i wil try moving the legs a bit

Just now, carastro said:

You'll need to rotate the tripod a little so you have some degree of movement in the Alt/Az bolts.

Carole 

Thanks Carole 

Yes I moved the tripod right   Wonder if I should of moved it left 

2 minutes ago, Dr_Ju_ju said:

More Info required e.g. what mount ? is this a permanent\semi-permanent set up ?  on a pier or legs ?  if on legs have you tried moving (rotating) the legs ? 

Tripod 

I was doing a polar alignment last night when I noticed that when I used the azimuth bolt to line the pole star on the clock recticle  .it would not quite get Polaris as I had tightened the left sided bolt it would not move any more so I loosened them both right up but it still wouldn’t let me get on Polaris by about 10 mil it seem to go more to the right than left . Tried losening  one bolt the tighning the other but stil would go right to Polaris and I it was not screwing any more just needed a bit more play  .never had this problem before any suggestions thanks

1 hour ago, Adidaz 29 said:

Thank I opened th top plate were the mother board is everything was in place but could smell a slight burning smell but there was no damage I could see

I’ve tried another curly cable and still get get the same no reponce to r a and azimuth tried my WiFi dongle into the mount it would not conect

11 hours ago, fredvanner said:

If the SynScan handset is talking at all, you could try "utility function>show information>power voltage" to check your power. It needs to be about 12-14V.

What exactly does it say when it powers on? (This can sometimes be diagnostic).

Checked handset saying voltage 12.2§

8 hours ago, Lonestar70 said:

Don't be in to much of a hurry to blame the motherboard... there are several other possibilities.

1, Does the small red indicator on the mount show a steady red when powered up?... if not then it could be a dodgy power lead or a bad connection on the input socket... see 3 below.

2, If the red light is on and steady, try using a straight through Ethernet cable (same as the one connecting your PC/laptop to your router) to connect the handset to the mount... if this allows the handset to power up then the curly cable is the problem...  a reasonably common problem for these handsets.

3, Failing the above, remove the small front cover where the mount power and handset input are located... this will expose a small PCB which is separate from the motherboard... check the solder connections for the handset input socket and the power socket... it is not unusual to find either or both of these developing dodgy joints over time... my own HEQ5 developed just such a fault after a couple of years and a quick touch up with the soldering iron sorted it.

4, You can check if the handset works by powering it via the socket on the lower end... this would normally be used to update the handset software.

Disconnect the handset from the mount... Hold down the 0 and 8 keys together then plug in the power connector... the handset should give a couple of bleeps and then display the current software loaded in the handset... if this works then the handset is probably OK and the problem lies with either the curly cable or maybe one of the above sockets on the small input board.

If none of the above resolve the problem then I would agree with your suspected motherboard failure.

Hope you can get it sorted.

 

 

Thank I opened th top plate were the mother board is everything was in place but could smell a slight burning smell but there was no damage I could see

11 hours ago, fredvanner said:

If the SynScan handset is talking at all, you could try "utility function>show information>power voltage" to check your power. It needs to be about 12-14V.

What exactly does it say when it powers on? (This can sometimes be diagnostic).

It says version 4 .3  then  no reponce   R. A and azimuth  

Think it’s the motherboard burnt

I have full main power from my log cabin I’ve Been using that source fo 2 1/2 years I don’t use a battery 

The syncs and turn on as normal does all the calculation but when it come to 1or star alignment it says set up. But when it first come on it say ra /azimuth no reponce 

My scyncan  hand controller say no reponce to right ascension and dec it won’t slew at all this never done this before iam very worried any one can help me please

I was doing my 2 star alignment tonight with my synscan every was fine 20 minutes later it would not slew so I manually put it to park scope tried again with the rate to slew nothing the handset working but it doesn’t come up now saying 1 or 2 star alignment . Then the handset when turned on no reponce very worried now any one can help please

Wow  Jupiter amazing  your a pro do you work for NASA’s 

Wow this is amazing  your on par with Hubble 

It was a belt loose n kinked worn  too plus I found a grub screw came off 

I tried it without any kit on still the same I have full electric in my log cabin I have outside waterproof sockets to 

Tried it earlier without any pay load on it when it got to a certain  rotation it started grinding them jamming up very worried just hope it can be fixed 

Thanks Jason gonna ring the shop this morning 

Hi I was slewing last night to a target when all off a sudden my motor was grinding and screeching then it like jamming up it’s 2 yrs old my mount and when I bought it I asked the shop me a belt modification on it as I was suggested to do can any one tell me if my belt is knackered or would it be bearings I would not have clue about fixing this so iam hoping the place I bought it from can fix it  any suggestions please

Thank for all your replies it needed a new mother board

We’re the WiFi setting Chanel l on iPad or is it on the SynScan app

5 hours ago, happy-kat said:

Try

Turn home WiFi off

Connect synscan

Then in settings change WiFi channel

Restart home WiFi