Had to drill out the new plate mount holes a little with a 1/4" SSH bit so to accommodate the 1/4-20 bolts.
Took a bolt from the Vixen base plate. Used a nut for a spacer. Affixed the motor to the mount. Realigned the brass gears slightly.
Fired up. Looks like it is working... Did a one star alignment with the GoToStar hand controller to Aldebaran then slewed to Jupiter, Pollux, Mizar (after a meridian flip), and Arcturus.
When I tried to slew to Saturn, it paused, and then showed a message: Rise 22:18. Um. Yeah.
With Dec motor plate—version 1.0—in place, the "enhanced" Super Polaris is ready now for a full load test!
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Verified Park position appears to be vertical on the RA axis and at 90 on the Dec.
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