Brian
Hehe sorry I didn’t mean to offend you.
Yes the polar scope must be collimated to the ra axis of the mount. It is necessary for its line of sight to be a true indicator of the ra axis pointing...that is what you are trying to get pointing to the NCP.
I never could use a polar scope so I spent my out of the problem of polar alignment with a polemaster. But if you want to use the polar scope you must get it collimated.
The best way to learn how is to use google and find your self a video that you grok. There are many. This is a daytime procedure so you can get it done and not waste observation time.
Good luck. If you get sick of it look into either an ipolar from ioptron or a polemaster. If you care about polar alignment these will change your life for the better.
We’d
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Wes, Southport NC
PMC-8, ES ED 127, 10" LX200GPS, Astro-Tech 8" Newt, ETX-90
Polemaster, Orion ST-80 and SAG
Electrical Engineer, Retired