I’ve had my GM8 since the 90s. At the time there was no Gemini goto unit for the Losmandy mount except for a third party after market mod. The encoders that attached to the RA/Dec gave push to capability to the mount when connected to a computer or a unit such as the JMImini max. With the introduction of the Gemini, the mount needed better resolution and that came with the new upgraded motors instead of the old stepper motors.?
All, Sorry for the barrage of newby questions, I am working my way through the manual to get to grips with all the features on the G11, my first motorised eq, tonight's topic of interest is Encoders. If I understand there are 2 types of Encoders, the type that is incorporated into the motor, this type uses pins on the motor din plugs to connect, and the other type that fits to the RA and DEC shafts and connects to Gemini via the encoder RJ45 socket..Please correct my if I am wrong!
I understand what they do so my questions are: Except for manual guiding when attached to a computer running Stellarium were the benefit is obvious,? are they useful for any other purpose and worth the money?
