Hola Eric,
I am not Ren¨¦ but your friendly Neighbour in Mexico :-) ha ha ha
If your Gemini I is working troublefree (same as mine) and your only concern is the battery only lasting 1 year then do the same as I did. Use an external power source.
If you want to know more I will explain to you what I did, the next time we meet for breakfast here in Mexico City :-)
Have a nice weekend
Saludos Rainer
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--- In Gemini-II@..., "Eric" <eroel@...> wrote:
Dear Ren¨¦:
Long time without saying hello to you, but my very old Gemini system mounted on an HGM-200 has worked so flawlessly for years that i did not need support :-)). The only problem being the reprogramming of the system after the button battery gets exhausted (1 or more years), then I have to read the manual. I also have an AP-1200 GoTo and the Paramount ME mounted at the observatory, and I can say that the tracking and goto performance are up to par, specially with the AP-1200. I have to say that i have gotten used to just the 5 buttons on the very old and the less old deluxe handpads, it is nice that I don?t have to put my glasses everytime to read the displays or the PC, you get to feel what you are doing with the logic buttons procedure.
Well, what I would like to know, is if the new Gemini has some improvements over the old one (besides the Ethernet and the handpad).
Best regards,
Eric. (M¨¦xico)
