Sky-Watcher Allview Mount

[Ady Hale]

having problems with Sky-Watcher Allview goto mount. it slews on the horizontal but as soon as i try it on the vertical the controller freezes and nothing happens , any ideas.

Regards Adrian

[happy-kat]

Hi

If the mount is brand new you could contact the seller for ideas or a possible return if it proves faulty.

[George Gearless]

2 hours ago, Ady Hale said:

having problems with Sky-Watcher Allview goto mount. it slews on the horizontal but as soon as i try it on the vertical the controller freezes and nothing happens , any ideas.

Regards Adrian

Could it be that you simply forgot to tighten the clutch properly?

(Speaking from experience).

 

Edit:

Oh never mind. I see now that you said the controler freezes. Propably a different issue then.

Edited September 24, 2019 by George Gearless

[Cornelius Varley]

15 hours ago, Ady Hale said:

having problems with Sky-Watcher Allview goto mount. it slews on the horizontal but as soon as i try it on the vertical the controller freezes and nothing happens , any ideas.

Regards Adrian

Can you hear the motor whirring when you try to move the mount vertically ? Can you connect the handset to your computer using the serial data cable and control the mount through Stellarium ? If the mount can be slewed normally through Stellarium this might indicate a problem with the handsets keypad.