Skywatcher Synscan AZ Goto 1145p - Motor Issues

[scrodpants]

Hi All,

New to astronomy and to this forum so please go easy on me.

Purchased the telescope mentioned above and find that when using the handset to auto-slew to a target all is OK but when I use the directional keys it sometimes doesn't move in altitude and hardly ever moves in azimuth. Anyone know why ? Could it be that the battery pack supplied with the scope isn't producing enough power ?

Also I notice I can physically adjust the altitude by hand but cannot adjust the azimuth, ie. I can't rotate by hand. Is this normal ?

Thanks

Steve

[petey]

have you tried pressing 2 then 9? that alters the speed in which it moves, and yes only move in alt by hand

[malc-c]

By default the mounts revert to 1x sidereal speed after slewing. As Petey has stated, pressing 2 then any number up to 9 will change the rate as which then mount moves when manually pressing the direction arrow buttons on the handset

[scrodpants]

Thanks gents - I'll check out your suggestions and report back if any further issues arise.