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I've been having issues with the EQ-35 Pro with a high DEC rate in Stellarmate OS.
I watched a couple of videos on how to adjust the DEC portion of the mount, and have the scope well balanced and removed as much of the backlash as I could using the small allen screw and confirmed that the gears rotate easily and that when the "head" is moved to the left and right there is minimal movement when locked.
Now the issue I am having is that when trying to get it to guide, when it reaches the DEC in portion, it times out.
Instead of using Stellarmate guiding, should I simply attach the ST4 cable from the guide scope to the hand controller of the EQ-35 Pro and not mess with any of the Stellarmate guide functions? Will the SynScan controller handle all the guiding, or is it necessary to use the StellarMate function and then use the
I'm SO confused and frustrated with this mount right now.
I watched a couple of videos on how to adjust the DEC portion of the mount, and have the scope well balanced and removed as much of the backlash as I could using the small allen screw and confirmed that the gears rotate easily and that when the "head" is moved to the left and right there is minimal movement when locked.
Now the issue I am having is that when trying to get it to guide, when it reaches the DEC in portion, it times out.
Instead of using Stellarmate guiding, should I simply attach the ST4 cable from the guide scope to the hand controller of the EQ-35 Pro and not mess with any of the Stellarmate guide functions? Will the SynScan controller handle all the guiding, or is it necessary to use the StellarMate function and then use the
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function of Stellarmate?I'm SO confused and frustrated with this mount right now.