knro wrote: You don't need to "Flip RA". There is something very wrong in this. Share the logs and we'll see.
I was only able to fix it after disconnecting the mount, and leaving it “On” with the power source disconnected, then turning everything back on again.
The problem started because after a successful 1-point plate solve, I ordered the mount to slew to IC 1848. The mount started to slew, and then abruptly stopped:
2020-12-08T00:09:27: [WARNING] Warning: Command failed -> Failed command :J1 - Reply !4
2020-12-08T00:09:27: [INFO] Iterative goto (2): slew mount to RA increment = 555005, DE increment = 741109
2020-12-08T00:09:27: [INFO] Iterative Goto (2): RA diff = 10406.28 arcsecs DE diff = 209894.53 arcsecs
2020-12-08T00:09:26: [WARNING] Warning: Command failed -> Failed command :J1 - Reply !4
2020-12-08T00:09:26: [INFO] Iterative goto (1): slew mount to RA increment = 554938, DE increment = 741109
2020-12-08T00:09:26: [INFO] Iterative Goto (1): RA diff = 10405.03 arcsecs DE diff = 209894.53 arcsecs
2020-12-08T00:09:26: [INFO] Align: current point is 1I believe this happened because of a current draw issue with the mount. I have the mount powered using a 2A 12V DC adapter. I don’t think 2 amps is enough during peak draw. If I run the mount off my lithium battery pack, this never happens.
Anyway, the only way to recover after that was to disconnect and reconnect to the mount in Ekos. But I never power cycled the mount. So when Ekos reconnected, the mount model and previous alignment never really cleared and it was all screwed up.
So I guess the cure here is to never let that amp overdraw issue occur. I either need a 5A power supply or run on battery.
By the time I finally figured all of this out, 4 hours had passed and the sky had become overcast. I guess I’ll give it another go tonight on battery power only and see if that fixes things.
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