Originally from ticket #26549.
Cpc1100 Celestron. Skybt. Issue. Cord wraps around scope continuesly. Please help. Almost ripped off my power cord last night. Got to be simple fix but canjot find setting. Using skysafari plus.
Love the program and bt devise!!
Bill Tschumy replies:
Jerry,
This is really not a SkySafari problem. We just tell the mount (via the hand controller) to go to a specific RA/Dec. The mount decides how to get there.
There is no setting in SkySafari to prevent cord wrap. There is a setting in the hand controller though. On the hand controller you press:
Menu > Scope Setup > Cord Wrap and turn it On.
This should help some but you may still need to be watchful.
Bill Tschumy
SkySafari Developer
Ticket update:
Thank you Bill,
I have been unable to check this out. If my scope was a rain gauge, I would have the perfect instrument.
I did find this on the manual <below> per your advise. So I suspect my cord wrap is off because I do not have a wedge.
At any rate, can you close this ticket? (and have the ability reopen a later date?)
Not sure when I am able to check it. It may not be until next month.
Thank you
From Manual:
Cordwrap – Cord wrap safeguards against the telescope slewing more
than 360º in azimuth and wrapping accessory cables around the base of
the telescope. This is useful when autoguiding or any time that cables are
plugged into the base of the telescope. By default, the cord wrap feature
is turned off when the telescope is aligned in altazimuth and turned on
when aligned on a wedge.
Bill Tschumy replies:
JD,
Sure, I can close the ticket. Feel free to re-open if needed or create a new ticket.
Bill Tschumy
SkySafari Developer