how to FIX the dreaded drifting issue of the skywatcher virtuoso 150 GTI mount

the skywatcher virtuoso mount is good but has always drifted randomly for no reason, and this is not only my complaint, many people experiences the same issue! the synscan usb adapter dongle and updating the mount have fixed the drift issue
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[@Paulie1978100]

Nice one, thanks for this man!! love your work bro , big up from Ireland

[@sowososmooth]

Extremely helpful, thank you.

[@xinranma7270]

Haha glad to see how you solved that drifting issue! I bought a ASIAIR plus with a guiding cam& scope and still can’t solve it. Maybe time to use a cable instead of wifi ❤

[@universewonders1]

Hopefully it works out for others aswell, update the mount aswell as i said i dont know if its the cable or the update that got it working better, but cable connections are definitely superior to wifi

[@xinranma7270]

Tbh I nearly give up the mount and planning to buy a new mount but your video gives me new hope. Thanks anyway!

[@universewonders1]

@@xinranma7270 same here i was gonna sell it because it was bugging mr alot, i used it on 3 night now didnt drift

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Interesting. I had a 150mm Sky-Watcher Virtuoso and had no problem tracking, but I sold it. I also had a Sky-Watcher AZ GTi, which I have kept for grab and go and a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi which I use regularly. All track just fine.

[@universewonders1]

Interesting indeed, there are loads of people that reported drifting issue of the virtuoso mount, usually a realignment fixes it and tracks well again but this usb adapter is a permanent fix for it

[@nioop988]

Watching this imcase im gonna buy this lol

[@humanfactorbladerunnersoun127]

Greetings from a spanish farmer

[@universewonders1]

Greetings from Malta 😊

[@markbond18]

I have the same awful drift with stars constantly drifting even trailing over 1-2 second exposure. I also WiFi updated to firmware 3.4 but still had drift while using WiFi mobile app. Just ordered the cable adapter. Using WiFi I also can't connect the mount to ascom. Have you tried this

[@universewonders1]

I think it is the cable that fixed the issue then, so far mount connected fine with cable to sharpcap

[@markbond18]

@@universewonders1 did you have any trouble connecting the mount to ascom hub via WiFi

[@universewonders1]

I dont know sory, i use synscan app driver for sharpcap to connect with my mount, however by wifi i had problems connecting to it, with cable i still need to try

[@markbond18]

Can you tell me how you set up to control your mount from sharpcap? I am still struggling. My understanding is that this would still need ascom. I've tried WiFi and cable on windows 10 and 11

[@universewonders1]

@@markbond18 i set sharpcap to control by the synscan app driver in the hardware section from the settings but i tried last night im having problems doing so, it is disconnecting for no reason and i am using the cable connection