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Re: Just purchased GM811GHD

 

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But if you buy a bare battery you of course also need a charger, connectors for whatever you want to hook to it, an inverter if you have stuff that needs 110VAC, and probably some kind of case.?

Going the other way, there¡¯s this kind of thing??which costs quite a bit more per watt-hour, but it¡¯s a lithium battery so weighs only about 1/3 of the lead-acid equivalent, and has 5V, 12V, and 110V outputs. Although, come to think of it, a lead-acid battery is still light weight compared to a Losmandy mount. :)

??-Les


On Dec 7, 2017, at 8:10 AM, Brian Valente bvalente@... [Losmandy_users] <Losmandy_users@...> wrote:

I'm not sure that's a great battery for astro (although that seems like a good price for a general battery safety thing). 1200 amps is the max for starting a car, which is not important for steady power to astro gear. the important one is 22amp hours. A straight 22 amp hour 12v battery is about $45.?

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On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 5:47 AM, steve hammel shammel00@... [Losmandy_users] <Losmandy_users@...> wrote:
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For a battery pack? check out Lowe's they have a Shuemacher 1200 hundred amp power pack on sale for $100

It has 12 volt Outlets plus a 110 inverter.?

Just an option?


On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 2:42 AM, taylorwab@... [Losmandy_users]
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Thank you all for the help! I just got my GM811GHD!?


I bought a large rolling toolbox from home depot and bought some foam online to make a cheap but protective case such as the pelican cases (not airline safe though). I'll use this for the RA and DEC axis' and any smaller accessories. I got an Orion padded telescope case to carry the HD tripod around (that thing is a beast). Luckily my apartments have an elevator so rolling/carrying these down won't be too difficult.?

I also just purchased a QHY Polemaster that will come in the mail this week.?

Still deciding on if I need to get the RA extension yet. Might try to machine something myself to do something similar.?

Next will be to figure out how to DIY a portable 12V battery pack?

I'll probably make a more detailed post on how I DIY'd my carrying solution for the mount + tripod.

Can't wait for clear skies to try everything out!




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