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chara:trouble_shooting [2021/11/04 18:04]
charaobs [The Telescope won't move or stopped moving] 		chara:trouble_shooting [2021/11/04 18:12]
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 **Azimuth Limit Switches** \\ **Azimuth Limit Switches** \\
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-As of 11-'17, the azimuth limit switches are enabled and can stop the motion of the scopes if they try to go beyond -90º or +450º. The scopes will not be movable with normal inputs so follow these instructions to return them from the out of range condition.\\+<font 14px/Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;;inherit;;inherit>As of 11-'17, the azimuth limit switches are enabled and can stop the motion of the scopes if they try to go beyond -90º or +450º. The scopes will not be movable with normal inputs so follow these instructions to return them from the out of range condition.\\
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 1. On the domegui MANUAL tab, click STOP so pulses won't be sent to the drive by the control software.\\ 1. On the domegui MANUAL tab, click STOP so pulses won't be sent to the drive by the control software.\\
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 4. Click ENABLE then you can move the telescope back to its normal range of operation.\\ 4. Click ENABLE then you can move the telescope back to its normal range of operation.\\
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-5. After the telescope is back in it normal range, click OVERRIDE OFF which makes the hardware aware of the limits again.+5. After the telescope is back in it normal range, click OVERRIDE OFF which makes the hardware aware of the limits again</font>.
  
-**<font 10.5pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;#333333;;white>However, If you notice that a telescope will stop near AZ 90 or 270 with the scope still being ENABLED and refusing to move, this is often due to the AZ limit switch being tripped. To get it moving again:</font>      **+<font 16px/Calibri,sans-serif;;#333333;;white>**However, If you notice that a telescope will stop near AZ 90 or 270 with the scope still being ENABLED and refusing to move, this is often due to the new AZ limit switch being tripped at some point earlier. To get it moving again:**</font>
  
-<font 10.5pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;#333333;;white>1. On the domegui MANUAL tab, click STOP so pulses won't be sent to the drive by the control software.</font>   \\+<font 14px/Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;;#333333;;white>1. On the domegui MANUAL tab, click STOP so pulses won't be sent to the drive by the control software.</font>  \\
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-<font 10.5pt/inherit;;initial;;white>2. M</font>       ake sure the all the scopes’ demand positions agree – for example, sometimes bringing a scope to a configuration that’s already on sky and issuing a slew command will make the additional scope go around North the “wrong” way. \\+<font inherit/inherit;;initial;;white>2. M</font>ake sure the all the scopes’ demand positions agree – for example, sometimes bringing a scope to a configuration that’s already on sky and issuing a slew command will make the additional scope go around North the “wrong” way.\\
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 <font inherit/inherit;;initial;;white>3. Click the OVERRIDE ON button in domegui MANUAL tab.</font> <font inherit/inherit;;initial;;white>3. Click the OVERRIDE ON button in domegui MANUAL tab.</font>
  
-<font 10.5pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;#333333;;inherit>4. Move the scope a bit back toward the direction it was coming from – for example, if it stopped at AZ 268 while rotating clockwise, move it back to 265 or so using AZ DEC. Then press STOP.</font>+<font 14px/Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;;#333333;;inherit>4. Move the scope a bit back toward the direction it was coming from – for example, if the scope stopped at AZ 268 while rotating clockwise, move it back to 265 or so using AZ DEC. Then press STOP.</font>
  
-<font 10.5pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;#333333;;inherit>5. Move the scope past AZ 270 by pressing AC INC. Usally 2-4 degrees will do.</font>+<font 14px/Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;;#333333;;inherit>5. Move the scope past AZ 270 by pressing AC INC. Usally 2-4 degrees will do.</font>
  
-<font 10.5pt/Calibri,sans-serif;;#333333;;inherit>6. Click OVERRIDE OFF, go to the AUTO tab and press AUTO, then NEXT (also in the obsgtk; this will restore the original star's demand position to the scope).</font>+<font 14px/Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;;#333333;;inherit>6. Click OVERRIDE OFF, go to the AUTO tab and press AUTO, then NEXT (also in the obsgtk; this will restore the original star's demand position to the scope).</font>
  
-<font 10.5pt/inherit;;#333333;;inherit>7. When you have time, go to the scope and reset the limit switch.</font>+<font 14px/Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;;#333333;;inherit>7. When you have time, go to the scope and reset the limit switch; otherwise, it will stop each time you pass AZ 270/90.</font>
  
  
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