I have a Celestron EdgeHD 11 that I use at its native focal length of 2800mm and at 1956 using a reducer. I have set up two Optical Trains where the only difference is in the Scope/Lens to reflect the different focal lengths. They are called Primary 2800 mm and Primary 1956 mm. Since I use an OAG I also have two analagous Optical Trains for guiding; Guide 2800 mm and Guide 1956 mm. Last night I ran into two different but I'm guessing related issues with 3.7.0 that I don't recall having encountered before (I'm running KStars on a Mac and communicatig with an Indi server on an RPi at the mount).

1) I am able to select the proper Train under all the EKOS modules except for the focus module. In the focus module, no matter which of my 4 Optical Trains I select, it always reverts to displaying Primary 1956 mm. However, when I let the cursor hover over the selected Optical Train (this is always Primary 1956 mm), the pop up often, but not always, shows the Optical Train settings for the Train I "tried" to select. When I say "not always" it seems that once I select any Image Train other than Primary 1956 mm, the pop up never again displays the proper information for Primary 1956 mm even though it shows in the Train selection (it's the ONLY one that can show evidently).

2) In other modules the Optical Train is probably more critical and in all the other modules I can select a different Train and the EKOS selection shows the one I selected. However, the pop up you get when you hover over the Train selection repofts different Optical Train information than the selection you pick. I don't know which thing to believe - the displayed Image Train selection or the information from the pop up on hover. Some modules, like the Align Module, have easy ways to confirm the focal length but now I'm not sure what to trust in other modules. In Capture for example, the drop down selection shows Primary 1956 mm but the pop up shows 2800 mm selected.

Is anyone else experiencing thsi? Is the fix to delete the image trains and start over? My first experience with this has been in 3.7.0 and I believe there were some Image Train changes - is there a relationship? I have tried to get a screenshot to share but the information on hover goes away when I try to screenshot it.

Thanks in advance for any insights,
Fred

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