EQ5 Synscan gone crackers! Help!

[Patw#73]

I have a problem;

Mount is polar aligned.

All details entered correctly, I'm sure of that.

Start alignment process, either one, two or three star. Select a star, always one that I know, and the mount goes off in the wrong direction and ends up miles out. In fact half the sky out!

Why would this happen?

Any help greatly appreciated.

[astroimpulse]

Are you definitely putting your longitude and latitude in the right way? It should be longitude then latitude.

Most things we see are ordered in latitude - longitude so it's a common error.

[zedds]

Hello

Did you install the upgrade yourself? If so the gears may be fitted wrong. Have a look at this HERE. Have a read through but post 61 gives the reason and it does sound similar to yours.

[Patw#73]

Thanks for the response.

I'm sure the lats and longs are correct.

The problem in the other thread does seem like mine.

I'm going to have another go and mess about with the park setting.

Cheers

Pat