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[NSP]

I recent purchased a Skywatcher AZ-GTi mount to use with my smaller telescopes. So far, I’ve been impressed with the mount’s accuracy, but I noticed a glitch where the mount “crashes” when it pans to the west. In short, when I ask the mount to pan to an object in the west, the mount turns most of the way, but then it stops moving, the red Wi-Fi light quits blinking, and the SynScan app displays a loading circle.

I noticed that it doesn’t seem to do this if the azimuth clutch knob is loosened. In fact, if I loosen the knob after it crashes, the red Wi-Fi light starts blinking again, though it messes up my alignment.

Is this a known issue? I’m inclined to return it and try my luck with another one, but I wanted to solicit opinions to see if anyone else has encountered this issue. Thanks!

[duganheimer]

I ran into an issue like that when i operated the mount from my raspberry with stellarmate.  Turned out I was slewing at a rate that was faster than the rate on the synscan app.  When I slowed to the same as the synscan app, problem went away.  Don't know if you are using outboard software to operate it.  hope this helps.  

[NSP]

I ran into an issue like that when i operated the mount from my raspberry with stellarmate. Turned out I was slewing at a rate that was faster than the rate on the synscan app. When I slowed to the same as the synscan app, problem went away. Don't know if you are using outboard software to operate it. hope this helps.

[NSP]

Oops, prematurely clicked reply. Right now I’m only working with the SynScan app and the mount, so fortunately I can eliminate other technology as being the source of my issue. Thank you for the reply, though!