PHD2 suggestions for best advanced settings for EQ5 mount

[Legion Of Andromeda]

hi there, i have been using PHD2 and APT for nearly 2 years now . i currently have a WO GT81 / ZWO OSC scope on a Skywatcher EQ5 goto mount with a 50mm WO guidescope / ZWO 120mm camera..... All running and guiding very well for a long time with a surprisingly flat histogram for a cheap gear-driven mount via ASCOM on my win10 laptop. However, i recently set up the same softwares and the same PHD2 settings on my PC from inside the house and connected to my rig hub via an active USB cable with no major issues...for a few sessions until last night....

The guiding was very jagged...not drifting off completely, just all over the place.. i restarted EVERYTHING, many times. polar alignment, star alignment, goto was spot-on! plate solving was working etc. So i am going to share my settings to get some feed back to check for any major over-sights or suggestion for improvements. BTW one thing i do remember is that my main scope and guide scope are close but not totally in-line...how important is this?... also, could a flakey serial to usb cable between the handset and the hub affect the commands?.. sorry about no screen shots from the session.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[michael8554]

All those settings look correct.

Why don't you post the PHD2 Guidelog, hopefully it includes the Calibration ?

Michael