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Fogboundturtle
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CG-5 assistance needed
      #3137456 - 05/31/09 11:44 AM
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I setup my CG5 for the first time last night, I polar align very roughly and I was trying to quick align so i can use the hand controller to move the mount with the hand controller.

I was able to move the mount left or right but it was impossbile to move it up and down. It just didn't respond to the up/down key. The clutch was lock on both RA and DEC.

What is wrong?

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rmollise
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Re: CG-5 assistance needed new [Re: Fogboundturtle]
      #3137497 - 05/31/09 12:03 PM
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I setup my CG5 for the first time last night, I polar align very roughly and I was trying to quick align so i can use the hand controller to move the mount with the hand controller.

I was able to move the mount left or right but it was impossbile to move it up and down. It just didn't respond to the up/down key. The clutch was lock on both RA and DEC.

What is wrong?



By "up down" I assume you mean "declination"? If so, first make sure your declination cable is plugged in. Then try a higher slewing speed, 8 or 9 and see if that works.

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Fogboundturtle
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Re: CG-5 assistance needed new [Re: rmollise]
      #3137650 - 05/31/09 01:42 PM
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Thanks for you help. It seems that the DEC motor is not responding. I just bought it from a shop so it's going back. They had issue when I first got it. They said a connector was loose on the board. I bet this is the same thing for the Dec motor

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