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Thank you guys for your comments. I opted for something similar to what powerlord said and got a gel deep cycle battery. So with that I can discharge 80 percent of the battery without ill affect.

Yeah, definitely not cheap, quite out of my price range though. But looks nice

Hello everyone! I'm looking for what kind of battery to buy to power two equitorial mounts. I first thought of buying a car battery with about 40ah. But after a little more research I realized that deep cycle boat batteries were preferred because they were designed to discharge more than car batteries and over a longer period of time. I have also heard of lithium ion and gel batteries but have not found much information on them. What type of battery would be best for my needs? Thanks in advance, Have a nice day

The problem has been sloved, I was a power issue (not enough amperage you do need 5 amps) The insufficient power caused the motor controller box to malfunction and thus preventing the goto from working properly.

I have gotten in contact with the ASCOM help group, so I'll update here when the situation has evolved. I am most likely going to do a fresh install of ASCOM 6.5SP1.

I have done all of the above but I am not sure how to check or update the ascom drivers. Where could I find this info ?

Hello fellow astronomers, I have come to the forums as I have depleted all other options. I own an NEQ5 GoTo with a Skywatcher 72ED. I have connected the mount to my computer using an EQDIRECT cable. I am trying to use stellarium with ascom and eqmod to slew the mount to a desired object. I have configured my scope using the “telescope control” plugin in stellarium. In the past I had successfully achieved slewing through stellarium. The problem is that now, one month later, when opening stellarium and trying to slew the telescope to a selected object (using either the “slew telescope to” panel or the shortcut (control + 1)) the mount moves for a fraction of a second and then stops, stellarium freezes and then the scope indicator in stellarium slides quickly to the horizon, and EQMOD control panel displays “horizon limit horizon limit” error. (Let’s call this the “main failure mode”.) Note that : I can use EQMOD and slew the scope manually without problem. If using it in tandem with stellarium, when I do so the scope indicator in stellarium moves without issue. I have used the “resync encoders” button on EQMOD to establish the home position, but this does not affect the behavior. I can use ascom device hub to slew the scope manually without a problem as well. The main failure mode described above happens most of the time. However, I sometimes get other erratic behavior in stellarium: Sometimes, when trying to slew the scope in stellarium, the mount moves for a second then stops (as described above), yet the scope indicator in stellarium moves to the selected object not the horizon, then the mount starts to track (even though it has not yet slewed). Or, rarely, when trying to slew the scope in stellarium, the mount physically moves (seemingly to the object) and starts tracking, the scope indicator moves to the selected object -- appearing to work normally. But then, when trying to slew the scope a second time to a different object, it fails again as described in the main failure mode above. I have tried opening stellarium as administrator but I still get one of the three outcomes when trying to slew. Does anyone have any insight on this ?

Hello, Replying to this topic. I have used a counterweight system from a microphone poll. This allows me to have great accuracy on the position of the weight as it is essentially the same system as a skywatcher counterweight. A long dovetail plate isn't needed with this and really would be hard to fit (clearance wise) and would require holes to be drilled. To attach this poll I use some steel, I drilled two holes to connect with the green mounting plate and one for the poll that is bolted into place. In the future I will be drilling another hole for the poll to offset it a bit to counter the weight of the motor for the goto system and achieve a perfect balance. https://www.k-m.de/en/kmPdf/datasheet/ordernumber/21105-000-55 (data sheet) https://www.thomann.de/gb/km_21105_counterweight.htm (website to buy) https://www.thomann.de/gb/km_20002.htm (website to buy) Hope this helps someone

Sorry for the inactivity, my computer broke down and just got set up with a new one. And yes that is the device I am using. I do not know if the EQtooth uses that chip. My take on the subject is it is a driver problem but when I got into my bluetooth settings it says that the driver is up to date.

Hi, I own an EQTooth which is connected to a NEQ5 go to mount. I have connected the EQTooth via Bluetooth with the password 1234, but no virtual com ports appear (the website usually listed in the instructions manual to be able to create them doesn't exist anymore). So I've tried making my own virtual com ports, but they don't communicate with the EQTooth, the com ports are not found in "carte du ciel" or in Toolbox the virtual com port isn't found. Further, when I ran simulations in "carte du ciel" with a virtual mount it works just fine, so the problem isn't coming from ASCOM or Carte du ciel Does anyone have any insight on this ?

Did you get this to work ? I, too, have an EQTooth, I have connected it to a NEQ5. I connect to it via Bluetooth with the password 1234, but no virtual com ports appear (the website usually listed to be able to create them doesn't exist anymore), so I've tried making my own virtual com ports, but they don't communicate with the EQTooth. I've "carte du ciel" or in Toolbox the virtual com port isn't found. Further, when I ran simulations in "carte du ciel" with a virtual mount it works just fine, so the problem isn't coming from ASCOM or Carte du ciel Do you have any insight on this ?