NEQ6 Not slewing right.

[FarSide]

Hi guys, a little worried about my NEQ6. Bit of an odd problem, really.

I'm running my mount off of mains power PSU and i just set it up via my laptop using the EQDIR/CDC set up and i'm having bizarre slewing problems - it refused to slew right. For example if i have the scope aligned correctly, it will slew left/north west, but it refuses to slew right/ towards the east/south east to say jupiter or the moon or anything else rising in the east. It makes the noise as if slewing, the revving of the motors, but doesn't actually turn. This happens whether i use the handset or Cartes due Ceil and the EDIR lead. Any ideas on what the problem is?

Worrying.

Thanks.

[dark knight]

Check clutches are tightened,just a thought., also if using eqmod are any slew limits set etc

[FarSide]

Clutches are open!

[dark knight]

take that as problem solved then :grin:

[FarSide]

No, no, the clutches have been open the entire time, still not slewing correctly - I'm hoping it's not an internal problem.

[dark knight]

check the output from your power supply, this can cause problems, double and triple check all connections.

[FarSide]

My PSU is a 7A 13.8v - so i assume the power is okay - all the connections seem fine, we've unplugged and replugged them quite a few times and the problem remains.

[dark knight]

can the mount be easily moved/rotated by hand in RA and DEC?

[FarSide]

Yeah, it's perfectly balanced; i can move the whole mount east easily without any problems. That said, i've not see the RA move at all tonight, only the DEC when slewing westward? I noticed earlier that when slewing to M13 that the scope basically pointed towards the ground and didn't lift to where m13 should be which i assume the RA would help with.

[dark knight]

this kinda suggests one of the clutches is not tightened up properly to me, if you can move the telescope around by hand without slackening off the clutches they need tightening up. If there is not enough travel to fully tighten them, unscrew the plastic lever, underneath is a brass head with fine ridges that grip the lever, screw this in until you just feel resistance, then replace the lever so it has some travel either side and screw it back on, you should now be able to fully tighten the clutches using the lever.

how long have you had the mount, is this the first time you have used it, has it always done this, did you get it as new?

sorry for the questions, no offence meant.

[FarSide]

Problem solved - keep it under your hat, Carl, let noone know i was such an idiot! Thanks, mate.

[dark knight]

Your very welcome, and welcome to SGL too...

[Velvet]

Problem solved - keep it under your hat, Carl, let noone know i was such an idiot! Thanks, mate.

dont worry you will nwither be the first or last to do this. Not saying i have or anyhting

Velvet

[Velvet]

dont worry you will nwither be the first or last to do this. Not saying i have or anyhting

Velvet

neither even if i could spell

[FarSide]

Most certainly a lesson learned. Thanks, fellas.

[Auntystatic]

We won't tell a soul in here but for those newbies out there reading this in a search later, after balancing the clutches have to be closed, locked or engaged (take your pick)

[Photosbykev]

We won't tell a soul in here but for those newbies out there reading this in a search later, after balancing the clutches have to be closed, locked or engaged (take your pick)

one advantage of leaving the clutches undone is you never have to worry about a meridian flip

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Blame Apple for the typos and me for the content

[ncjunk]

I did the same with my first mount, thought the clutchs were to stop it moving when they were tight.

[FarSide]

The worse thing is i knew that the clutches had to be closed and i have no idea why my mind did a mental breakdown - i thought the mount had died on me!