MDM Trouble Report for 2019 Oct 11

Telescope: 2.4m
Observer(s): Rupert (MDM)
Instrument: OSMOS/B

Problem(s) Encountered:
Had issues with pointing throughout the week, but tonight
it was especially bad, so I decided to log it. Basically I
would have to set the coordinate offset several times a night.
Even after just one moderately big slew I would have to hunt a
little bit for the guide star. Almost always the error was in
RA. Periodically the slew rate in RA would  drop considerably 
when using the hand paddle as well. Decided tonight to see if
the cam on the RA drive needed to be loosened, as I noticed
when slewing with the hand paddle it pulled more amperage
according to the TCS chassis when slewing in RA than DEC (I
don't know if this is normal or not). I did loosen it a little,
but that did not seem to solve the issue. At this time the
pointing was horribly bad. It took maybe 10-15 minutes and
several bright stars to set it right again. I was able to
continue after this as I had been all week. Ultimately it's
workable, but far from ideal.

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Submitted on 2019 Oct 12 [5:18:19]