I bought a used XT10g and I can't get it to track very well and the GoTo alignment isn't working very well. Some of the buttons on the SynScan were not registering when pushed, but I was able to clean the contacts and get that fixed. The directional control buttons (left/right/up/down) work great!
Tracking attempts:
1) I follow the instructions to set to azimuth of 0 (using the side scale protractor) and point North before turning on.
2) I enter all of the pertinent info (see below), but that doesn't seem to help with the tracking.
3) It at least tries to track, but it's a bit lurchy - could be rough for astrophotography. When I set the rates to 4 and use the buttons, it moves pretty smoothly when commanded.
GoTo Alignment:
1) The instruction manual simply says to point above the horizon before powering on. Implies that North isn't important either.
2) I use Sirius and Capella for alignment and the process goes pretty smoothly.
3) It says the alignment is successful, but then says "CAUTION..."
4) I push ESC and it lets me do all the normal functions, but when it goes to a target, it is pretty far off, with a bias toward vertical.
5) Case in point, when I had it go to Orion Nebula (M42), it pointed to a place in the sky about 1.5 to 2 fists above it and to the left. I had it go to the Moon and it was lagging the Moon by about 1 fist or so.
I'm hoping it's something simple that I'm missing.
During startup, here's what I see:
>> Syn Scan <<
Version 04.39.10 (I push ENTER)
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WARNING, don't look at sun. (I push ENTER)
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Set Longitude:
W 097° 23' (I push ENTER, confirmed with Google Maps and Compass app)
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Set Lattitude:
N 032° 52' (I push ENTER, confirmed with Google Maps and Compass app)
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Set TimeZone:
-06:00 (Dallas/Fort Worth area, I push ENTER)
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Set Elevation:
+0208m (That's my ground level altitude here, I push ENTER)
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Date mm/dd/yyyy
01/18/2021 (It remembers the last date used, but never increments the date, so I change the date manually. I push ENTER)
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Time:
20:02:07 (It ALWAYS posts this same wrong time no matter what I do above, so I change time to current local time in 24-hour clock. I push ENTER)
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Daylight Savings?
>NO (I push ENTER)
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Begin Alignment?
I've looked through many of the posts and some say to point the scope north/horizontal even when using GoTo, despite the instructions saying it's not necessary. Some posts say to point it in the "Home" position, but I have not figured out what that means. Lastly, some posts make it sound like the bottom of the base also has a separate "Home" position and it has to be maneuvered so it points North as well. Not sure how to determine that though.
