Great description for tweaking the Az-GTI (I own it as well). Quite funny, that translation software for spoken language into writing. An "Evoguide" becomes an "Evil Guide".
Thank you very much for this inside view of the tracker. I just bought one on Amazon, and will receive it in a few days. I have two goals: One is to live feed on UA-cam the sun and the moon for a couple of hours, this in alt/az mode. Second is to astrophotograph stuff in the sky, so I have also purchased the stuff needed for that. I will be using my Olympus 300mm f4, and the EM1 Mkiii which can astro focus. It is with your great videos that have helped me to achieve these goals. I have done some pretty good astro landscapes and wish to move on to some more difficult things to do as I'm retired, bad back somewhat and need to fill my time :) Cheers! Randy
It would be interesting to see what equipment/scopes you use on this mount. Thank you for sharing your experience with this mount. Greetings from Tasmania Australia.👍🇦🇺🦘
Thanks. I have another video illustrating how I use it for deep sky astrophotography and with which equipment. I use a non cooled asi183mc camera and miniguide scope with asi224mc. all controlled with asiair 1st generation via eqmod cable. my imaging scopes are: samyang 135 f/2, skywatcher evoguide 50ed and celestron c5 reduced to about 700mm
@@andreaminoia2002 Thank you, I will check it out. The extra parts by other manufacturers certainly add to its quality-especially the larger mounting unit etc. Can you add links where you purchased the better parts please. Kind Regards from "Down Under".
Thank you very much Andrea for this video and the writeup on your website. Although I’ve not experienced the problems you described yet, it was nevertheless very informative getting to about it and learning the inner workings of the Az GTi. I do however have been experiencing accuracy problems with the slewing lately. I can’t seem to get some stars within my 25mm EP. I normally align using 2 star alignment. Any advice from other viewers are much appreciated as well. Thanks
I think i read a similiar issue on CN Try using more seperated stars Vega Aldeberan Rigel Not Deneb after vega Remember polaris is offset from the real pole so dont center it That might help and later sync or resync to the object your looking at as that builds a better map inside its brain😮😢 Hopefuly that helps a bit
Thanks for a detailed AR tuning. But what about the DEC one ? This is where I face some strong problems with the motor stalling and having serious troubles to turn. I would love a detailed video of deassembly and reassembly..Thanks
My declination only need adjustment in the spring loaded mechanism that mesh the gearbox to the worm gear, so I didn't fully disassembly the declination axes. should not be much different than RA, though
Thanks for the nice video❤. I'm thinking of getting one. How long would the Az gti last if we take good care of it? 5 to 10 years? Would the electronics break down soon?
Great, informative video. Quick question - where did you get the blue base that connects the AZ-GTi to your WO latitude base ? It appears to have the bolt that screws into the indentation on the base plate of the AZGTi. Mine AZGTi- bought used did not have this. Instead it came with one of the SkyWatcher ballhead adapter, which I find unsuitable.
Thank you, Andrea. Your video is very timely, since I'm just about to tear mine down. My azimuth is very stiff and has the backlash you demonstrated. I'm using KStars/Ekos on my MacBook Pro, and I hope that's the reason the mount is frequently aborting moves. I usually see the problem when I'm trying to park the mount or do a polar alignment.
@@andreaminoia2002 Gracious of you to reply, Andrea. I disassembled the mount, re-greased the azimuth axis and reassembled it with a bit less tension. The stiction noises went away and it seems not to labor so much when moving now. It's still not an easy mount to balance in RA. I'm getting it close, then fine tuning it so that it sounds the same when slewing both ways. KStars/Ekos is a complete solution for the Mac, and I've been running the MacBook the last couple of sessions from inside the house on my iMac. Maybe it's too early to say so, but the aborted moves appear to have been from the Hour Angle limit setting. It seems like a bug that it was only happening when parking or polar aligning.
I have tried today the mount along with QHY guiding cam, it did tracked but constantly loses tracking in RA axis, so I will need to give it a kick.....I mean strip down :D Hopefully it won't be so stiff after that.
Ciao Andrea complimenti, sei Italiano, spero di si. Ho un problema con questa montatura da qualche tempo. Il moto in AR quando insegue le stelle (solo quando insegue 1x) emette un continuo "clack" "clack". Praticamente risolvo allontanando il motore + vite senza fine dalla corona, è come se la molla tirasse troppo forte e impedisse un movimento fluido. A furia di girare dopo un po il difetto si presenta di nuovo. Nella tua esperienza ha notato problemi di questo tipo ? Come hai regolato la distanza tra vite senza fine e corona? lasci fare tutto alla molla? Grazie 1000 e complimenti. utilissimo video.
hi. thanks for watching. At the moment I didn't find a way to completely remove backlash but yes, I regreased and tuned the spring loaded mechanism for the declination. It take a bit to settle for me, but then i can guide both axis and both ways quite well. off course dithering is still a hit and miss with this settle time
Hi, thanks for a great video. I noticed that at 8.49 in your video you can see a large ball bearing in the main body on the RA axis that you are just about to assemble. On other videos this bearing does not exist, it is just a plain bush machined directly in the aluminium body. Is this bearing an upgrade which you made or did it come like this, if so it must be upgrade on later built mounts, maybe to overcome the RA stiffness some where experiencing. I wonder if my mount purchased in Dec 2021 has this bearing, I have not dared dismantle yet as my axis is smooth anyway.
I have some problems with the mount: sometimes it disconnects, it turns off completely. I noticed, when dismantling it, that if I tighten the screws completely it turns off, while if I unscrew them slightly it turns on. there must be a contact problem but I have no idea where to look. the app and the firmware are updated. Many thanks
@@andreaminoia2002 ciao Andrea. yes it's probably a connector problem since if I tighten the case screws too much, it turns off. I still have to find a solution
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Great description for tweaking the Az-GTI (I own it as well). Quite funny, that translation software for spoken language into writing. An "Evoguide" becomes an "Evil Guide".
🤣🤣🤣
Thank you very much for this inside view of the tracker. I just bought one on Amazon, and will receive it in a few days. I have two goals:
One is to live feed on UA-cam the sun and the moon for a couple of hours, this in alt/az mode.
Second is to astrophotograph stuff in the sky, so I have also purchased the stuff needed for that. I will be using my Olympus 300mm f4, and the EM1 Mkiii which can astro focus.
It is with your great videos that have helped me to achieve these goals.
I have done some pretty good astro landscapes and wish to move on to some more difficult things to do as I'm retired, bad back somewhat and need to fill my time :)
Cheers!
Randy
thank you very much :) and keep up with the good work
I have this great little mount, and had little idea how it worked until now. Thankyou!
Great job! Andrea.... looking forward to seeing you soon!
Great video and details you helped me fix the exact same issue i was having
Glad it helped
Excellent guide! Thanks for making this.
Thanks a lot for this video!
It would be interesting to see what equipment/scopes you use on this mount. Thank you for sharing your experience with this mount. Greetings from Tasmania Australia.👍🇦🇺🦘
Thanks. I have another video illustrating how I use it for deep sky astrophotography and with which equipment. I use a non cooled asi183mc camera and miniguide scope with asi224mc. all controlled with asiair 1st generation via eqmod cable. my imaging scopes are: samyang 135 f/2, skywatcher evoguide 50ed and celestron c5 reduced to about 700mm
@@andreaminoia2002 Thank you, I will check it out. The extra parts by other manufacturers certainly add to its quality-especially the larger mounting unit etc. Can you add links where you purchased the better parts please. Kind Regards from "Down Under".
Great video I will bookmark this as I have noticed my mount has started to become stiffer on the axis.👍
Thank you very much Andrea for this video and the writeup on your website. Although I’ve not experienced the problems you described yet, it was nevertheless very informative getting to about it and learning the inner workings of the Az GTi. I do however have been experiencing accuracy problems with the slewing lately. I can’t seem to get some stars within my 25mm EP. I normally align using 2 star alignment. Any advice from other viewers are much appreciated as well. Thanks
I think i read a similiar issue on CN
Try using more seperated stars
Vega
Aldeberan
Rigel
Not Deneb after vega
Remember polaris is offset from the real pole so dont center it
That might help
and later sync or resync to the object your looking at as that builds a better map inside its brain😮😢
Hopefuly that helps a bit
Thanks for a detailed AR tuning. But what about the DEC one ? This is where I face some strong problems with the motor stalling and having serious troubles to turn. I would love a detailed video of deassembly and reassembly..Thanks
My declination only need adjustment in the spring loaded mechanism that mesh the gearbox to the worm gear, so I didn't fully disassembly the declination axes. should not be much different than RA, though
Thanks for the nice video❤. I'm thinking of getting one. How long would the Az gti last if we take good care of it? 5 to 10 years? Would the electronics break down soon?
is it good after few months of use? on forums people says it is low quality build...any thoughts?
Great, informative video. Quick question - where did you get the blue base that connects the AZ-GTi to your WO latitude base ? It appears to have the bolt that screws into the indentation on the base plate of the AZGTi. Mine AZGTi- bought used did not have this. Instead it came with one of the SkyWatcher ballhead adapter, which I find unsuitable.
after looking at the artskye base on Alibaba I was able to design and 3D print one for myself. Thanks !
Thank you, Andrea. Your video is very timely, since I'm just about to tear mine down. My azimuth is very stiff and has the backlash you demonstrated. I'm using KStars/Ekos on my MacBook Pro, and I hope that's the reason the mount is frequently aborting moves. I usually see the problem when I'm trying to park the mount or do a polar alignment.
hi. i don't know those software so can't help. I never had much problems with controlling the mount via asiair though
@@andreaminoia2002 Gracious of you to reply, Andrea. I disassembled the mount, re-greased the azimuth axis and reassembled it with a bit less tension. The stiction noises went away and it seems not to labor so much when moving now. It's still not an easy mount to balance in RA. I'm getting it close, then fine tuning it so that it sounds the same when slewing both ways.
KStars/Ekos is a complete solution for the Mac, and I've been running the MacBook the last couple of sessions from inside the house on my iMac. Maybe it's too early to say so, but the aborted moves appear to have been from the Hour Angle limit setting. It seems like a bug that it was only happening when parking or polar aligning.
I have tried today the mount along with QHY guiding cam, it did tracked but constantly loses tracking in RA axis, so I will need to give it a kick.....I mean strip down :D Hopefully it won't be so stiff after that.
Ciao Andrea complimenti, sei Italiano, spero di si. Ho un problema con questa montatura da qualche tempo. Il moto in AR quando insegue le stelle (solo quando insegue 1x) emette un continuo "clack" "clack". Praticamente risolvo allontanando il motore + vite senza fine dalla corona, è come se la molla tirasse troppo forte e impedisse un movimento fluido. A furia di girare dopo un po il difetto si presenta di nuovo. Nella tua esperienza ha notato problemi di questo tipo ? Come hai regolato la distanza tra vite senza fine e corona? lasci fare tutto alla molla? Grazie 1000 e complimenti. utilissimo video.
Hello, in your video you used bearing grease, which one exactly? Provide a link to the seller. Thank you 😊
Hello. I use this www.amazon.fr/Super-Lube-21030-Synthetic-Grease/dp/B000XBH9HI
Great video, I will be checking the spring screw tomorrow because I have some play in the RA.
I like the video, thank you! Did you tune the Dec axis too? My Dec axis has pretty bad tracking.
hi. thanks for watching. At the moment I didn't find a way to completely remove backlash but yes, I regreased and tuned the spring loaded mechanism for the declination. It take a bit to settle for me, but then i can guide both axis and both ways quite well. off course dithering is still a hit and miss with this settle time
Hi, thanks for a great video. I noticed that at 8.49 in your video you can see a large ball bearing in the main body on the RA axis that you are just about to assemble. On other videos this bearing does not exist, it is just a plain bush machined directly in the aluminium body. Is this bearing an upgrade which you made or did it come like this, if so it must be upgrade on later built mounts, maybe to overcome the RA stiffness some where experiencing. I wonder if my mount purchased in Dec 2021 has this bearing, I have not dared dismantle yet as my axis is smooth anyway.
Was standard in my mount but it is a rather vital component so I doubt there were versions with no bearings
I have some problems with the mount: sometimes it disconnects, it turns off completely. I noticed, when dismantling it, that if I tighten the screws completely it turns off, while if I unscrew them slightly it turns on. there must be a contact problem but I have no idea where to look. the app and the firmware are updated. Many thanks
Sorry, electronic is not my strongest suit. Maybe some problems with the connectors?
@@andreaminoia2002 ciao Andrea. yes it's probably a connector problem since if I tighten the case screws too much, it turns off. I still have to find a solution
would replace spring with stronger tension spring make it better?
Maybe, but it may be difficult to find one with compatible size
Awesome breakdown🎉🎉🎉
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Exceptional images sealed the deal.
I am going to get one despite its peccadilios
My christmas present for my new 62apo Evolux.
FULL apochromaticy with a stunning Jupiter with 4TOE 100X redspot belt details snapping with the seeing stunned me and OMG the moon 83X 4.5Morpheus a few kms craterlets.
My F/9 will only come out to play on exceptuonal nights.
BBHS 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
TV Everbrite Stars are 3D like
Man your images resound in my mind
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Thats saying
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Do i void garantee if i losen the spring-loaded bolt for RA? So remove cover, untight the bolt, replace cap.
No
What type of grease did you use?
Super Lube multiporpuse synthetic grease
@@andreaminoia2002 Thanks!
@@andreaminoia2002 I found the spray on white Lithium grease to be very good too.
Why didn't you turn on the subtitles?
I see the subtitles from my computer...
Hit the subtitle button, they are there.
@@TelfordO Quando appena si pubblicò il video i sottotitoli non erano abilitati, ora funziona, ho provato in Firefox e Safari.