Home Position issue

tdon

Two nights ago I finally got clear skies and set up Autorun on a target with the mount returning to the home position at the end. When I checked on the mount early the next morning it was in fact at the home position but the counterweights were up and the OTA etc. were down. I am using an ASIAIR Pro, EQ6-R Pro mount and connecting the two with an EQDIR cable. Using a Gen 8 Apple Ipad to control the ASIAIR. Any suggestions as to why and how to correct this?

Corsair

Home position is set when you turn on the ASIAIR. So, before you turn on the ASIAIR, have your mount in the correct physical Home position.

Another thing - if you manually move the mount after this - make sure you do it with the slew controls in the ASIAIR App.

Moving the mount by unlocking the clutches - after turning on the ASIAIR with the mount connection enabled - will make the ASIAIR lose the Home position.

Also - make sure you always do the following after a successful Polar Alignment:
Tap in Mount Settings. > Go To Home
This should, if everything is working, return your mount to the correct physical Home position.
It also seems to stop any issues with the ASIAIR losing where it is.

In fact, whenever I'm viewing multiple targets, I always go to Home first before moving on (In do unguided EAA).

tdon

Thanks Corsair, I was missing the step after polar alignment. Will include this next night out.

tdon

Thanks again Corsair. Your suggestion worked perfectly.