HEQ5 alignment

[Kenny]

I'm really having trouble trying to align the OAS HEQ5. I've got the scope roughly polar aligned and it's in the home position (scope pointing at the pole star (not that I can see that right now). I've chosen 2 star alignment. 1st star - Vega. Within 1 second of it starting to slew towards Vega it stops and completely resets the Synscan so I have to re-enter date, time, location, etc.

Any bright idea? Am I missing a crucial step or is something not working as it should?

[MarkS]

That is typical of a voltage drop during the slew. Check power, leads, connectors.

[MarkH]

This happens with my Meade gear sometimes, glad I'm not the only one.

[Kenny]

That is typical of a voltage drop during the slew. Check power, leads, connectors.

Thanks Mark. Problem solved. I was powering from a mains charger. I switched to the battery and it's all working fine.

[Carole]

Welcome to the trials of imaging Kenny, this is the first of many.   

But when that first LX image hits the PC it will all have been worth it.

Carole

[Kenny]

Ha ha. Yes. It's been a sharp learning curve, both the trials/tribulations and the rewards.

[Mike]

You have an LX?

[Kenny]

You have an LX?

No. A 6" Newt and 8"Dob. It was Mark that mentioned the Meade.

p.s. I had the mains cable set to the wrong voltage. It was fine with tracking but not enough juice to slew. Newbie error. 

[Carole]

You have an LX?

Sorry Mike, I confused the issue by referring to Long Exposure as LX.

Carole