Kryptic

The mount I bought weeks ago may end up never really seeing the light of night at current rate

Most welcome.

Yes, you can just see the target crosshair in this video at this point

Hi. Yes, you roughly polar align and then it goes through a sequence to work out where you're really pointing. It then does indeed give you a vector. Pick a bright star, and the vector moves to that star. Then you adjust with live looping, until star is in the crosshairs Oh yes, top tip - the vector stays the same length - it doesn't shrink as you get closer to aligned

From the FAQ What is the score, and what is its meaning? The score is a measure of the picture quality. To put it simply, the higher the score, the more round and not too big stars were found. <edit didn't read OP properly>

Excellent. Happy new HEQ5

The thing with these unknown brands on Amazon (which is flooded with them these days), is that you've no idea if the product will live up to the claims. Whilst I've had some good stuff, I've also had some lemons. Personally, without a goodly number of customer reviews (and yes, there are plenty of fake reviews too), it'd have to be money I was willing to write off. Caveat emptor. At least you can return to Amazon easily enough - unlike, say, Aliexpress, where you're typically shipping back to China

Just an idea - red led flashes when you try to slew? This suggests low voltage What power source are you using?

Yeah, but only if it's long enough (hence the swap suggestion). But if that binds up... http://skywatcher.com/contact/

It's a bit of a minefield - what with cheap junk readily available online and the high cost of the devices that have a good reputation e.g. Jackery Sorry I can't make a recommendation - I built my own using a caravan battery.

Don't know if they should be the same. Try swapping them around perhaps?

That device has a max output of 2.1 amps - suggested on this thread that 5 amps would be better

Clutching straws - are they both the same length?

@Seelivebeat me to it - specs on here https://www.astroshop.eu/equatorial-with-goto/skywatcher-mount-eqm-35-pro-synscan-goto/p,57352#tab_bar_1_select say 15 to 65 degrees. Agree with taking right hand screw out completely. After that it's contact dealer \ Skywatcher

Aye, sorry I'm new to AP, but have set up with Astroberry and got plate solving working offline (need to travel up onto the moors for some darker skies), and managed a very brief guiding test. Thanks - hope so too - for you, me and everyone else.