HEQ5 HELP

[Daniel-K]

when slewing the red L.E.D light flash's and somtimes even losing power the mout was bought second hand early this year and has been ok till now just woundering if any one can help me out on this as i dont know what the problem is.i have had the thing in bits trying to figure it out but still no closer to fixing it

Danny

[skywatcher1701]

Have you got the correct power lead?

[Gunnar]

Also check the battery . L.E.D starts to flash when voltage is low.

[Daniel-K]

yes i bought the lead from FLO and have never had an issue untill now i was thinking that maybe the power pack i have isnt strong enough, im using the smaller skywatcher power pack

[steppenwolf]

It sounds very much as though your power pack is dying - a flashing LED is evidence of a power issue and the leads from FLO are more than adequate for the task so it is unlikely to be the lead.

[blinky]

Yep - Power issue, low voltage, if your sure the cable is OK then check the power pack. If I remember correctly, you can check the voltage getting to the mount with the handset, there is a menu option to show the voltage.

[Daniel-K]

thanks guys looks like it is the power pack

[rightguard]

just one other thing if i may - the batteries are held very tightly in the holder and ive found that sometimes they can get knocked away from the contacts and get held there, thus losing power and causing a coronary!

[red dwalf]

Definitely power issue, my maplins power losses voltage very quickly which causes the red led to flash, I put it on charge when using it on the mount and it then works fine