开云体育

Hi everyone, It looks like I have a dead RS-232 chip and I'm planning to replace it. For some details on this, my 2007-vintage Gemini-1 G11 started acting up a few days ago. It intermittently stopped

Oops, As an OG star hopper living under the L.A. light dome the Nexus DSC is a great solution IME. -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astrospheric - South Pasadena Astrospheric

Hi Mark, For visual work I have always MUCH preferred to use Losmandy mounts because they were designed? to be used as PUSH-TO mounts. When a Losmandy mounts is combined with Astro Devices Nexus DSC

Thank you Paul Kanevsky and Benjamin White.? I'll keep my finders crossed my hardware is in good condition and start with a new PEC curve.

Hi everyone, Would anyone recommend a DSC system, perhaps Nexus, that would work with Losmandy drive motors? I think I might prefer that to Gemini 1 go-to. Is one in better touch with finding objects,

Just a couple of suggestion from somewhat of a newbie to the Gemini 1. Try a cold start. Also check try changing the internal battery on the Gemini. [email protected]> wrote:

There is no worm index position sensor in Gemini -- there's only motor encoders that are used to report worm PEC index. Gemini remembers and restores the PEC index position from the previous session,

I'm working to get PEC set up and working properly for my MI-250/ Gemini I L4.? Ray G. is providing tech support in the PEMPro forum, here's part of one of his posts: "It's probably best to ask on

No one can really say. ?It’s like computer glitches unexpected input. ?It’s possible the HC touch screen (overlaid on the display) has a bad contact area or two in resistance thus sent commands

Well, while using the gemini 2 handcontroller I touched/pressed the top line/display zone of the HC.? It went blank and the next goto commanded on the HC led to a runaway slew necessitating a

Congratulations, David! You, Brendan, and Michael are an amazing resource for the community. We're glad to have you back! Greg From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David

As some of you will know I moved house earlier this year and haven't been able to take on any Gemini-1 or Gemini-2 repairs. I now expect that I will be in the position to accept work again in

Thanks for all your inputs. With your help I figured it out. [email protected]> wrote:

Benjamine White, I think what you want can be done like this: to "manually" slew your mount using your hand controller, push the keypad button for the direction you want to go. Then, while holding

Per DP read section 2 about using the menus to set up the the hand controller. The Gemini 1 UI is not obviously intuitive unless you are a programmer. Pay attention to the Gemini 1 menu tree, memorize

The speed at which the mount moves is determined by the Mode (Visual Mode, Photo Mode, All Speeds Mode) and the hand controller buttons. Download the Gemini1 Level 4 manual from

Many thanks for all the comments! I’ve obtained a LiFePo battery and charger and rebuilt my battery box so I’m back in business. Grateful to not have to lug a massive SLA around.

Im new to the Losmandy Gemini 1 and am just learning how to use it.? The one thing I have found that I cant do is use the hand controller to manual slew my mount.? I can do an align or select an

The DC-DC converters are effectively a small switching power supply.? Back in the day Meade supplied a small DC-DV boost converter when the LX200 called out 18vdc.? The AC power supply was

West Mountain Radio sells battery boxes that can be customized with various switches and meters. You might find something useful there. I believe they also offer batteries but please don’t hold my