jlecomte / ascom-telescope-cover

Open Source ASCOM-Compatible Telescope Cover For Astrophotography
MIT License
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servo motor experiences jolts #12

Open jduffas opened 3 months ago

jduffas commented 3 months ago

Hello,

I have installed your "Ascom Telescope Cover" which works perfectly with N.I.N.A. However, I am facing a small problem: from time to time, and quite often, the servo motor experiences jolts, causing vibrations in the telescope, resulting in blurred images (I do astrophotography).

The solution I found is to cut the 12V power supply with a switch controlled by Arduino (and therefore by N.I.N.A.), but there is an issue. Indeed, when the servo motor is no longer powered, the cover is not held in place, which can unbalance the telescope when it moves.

Do you have any idea how to limit or completely eliminate these vibrations from the servo motor?

Thank you in advance for your help.