Telescope Motion Failure, hand paddle
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 12:50 PM
Problem(s) Encountered:
The telescope stopped responding to the paddle (N/S directions only). E/W worked fine, but N/S there was no response. Tried with the single direction, direction+set and nothing worked. Eventually tried direction+slew and the telescope moved. That seemed to correct the problem, but that was an alarming issue.
Solutions:
I have seen this happen occasionally, but it almost always corrects itself within a matter of seconds. Worse case scenario, stow the telescope and reboot the TCS (http://mdm.kpno.noao.edu/index/Hiltner_2.4m_files/TCS_reboot.pdf) should resolve the issue.