After dealing with a blown fuse and totally disconnecting all the cables and reconnecting them to the servocat box the alt and az commands are reversed on the hand controller. I believe everything is reconnected correctly, but still this has happened. Is there an easy way to get this right such as reprogramming the hand controller or something? Thanks.
Servocat alt and az reversed on hand controller
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Darren Drake
, May 29 2023 07:31 PM
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Posted 29 May 2023 - 07:31 PM
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Posted 29 May 2023 - 08:05 PM
I also just confirmed that the gotos are all wacky now. Is it possible for the servocat box to loose its programing if a fuse in the box is disconnected? I suspect not but am still uncertain...
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Posted 29 May 2023 - 08:55 PM
I think you've got the cables mixed up. Check the two cables that go from the Az motor to the Az sockets ServoCat and respectively to Alt.
Edited by a__l, 29 May 2023 - 08:58 PM.
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Posted 29 May 2023 - 09:27 PM
Yes it seems you're correct! I had 2 pair of connectors reversed and it should be good now. There are 8 connections attached to this thing. Years ago I labeled every connection but they all fell off or faded. Will take care of that soon so this doesn't happen again. Thanks.
Edited by Darren Drake, 29 May 2023 - 09:40 PM.
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