Re: Balancing Scope
I know the feeling though this should not be the case, each axis just requires centering in turn.? ?I have this ADM item, the rail weight extends the mass along the Z direction (screw rod).?
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WayBack
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#81814
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Re: Balancing Scope
Only trouble with this solution is that by design, the weight has to be offset from the DEC center of rotation because that is where the saddle is.? As a result, adjusting the 3rd axis also affects
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Paul Goelz
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#81813
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Re: Balancing Scope
ADM offers a dovetail counterweight that can solve 3rd-axis imbalance. It clamps to the bottom of a Vixen or Losmandy dovetail, so requires a long dovetail bar to work. It isn't cheap ($89) but what
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Michael Hundley
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#81812
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Re: G11 DC Step-Up
That's the same power supply I have. The LED meters are handy for seeing the proper voltage, and if you're pulling too many amps. Typical I see less than half an amp during tracking, and maybe just
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John Kmetz
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#81811
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Re: G11 DC Step-Up
My goto for power supplies: https://www.mpja.com/Adapter-Power-Supplies/products/567/ <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail>
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George Cushing
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#81810
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Re: 15v from usb-c pd
This is probably going to be a marginal setup. Get a larger higher capacity battery and a higher current regulated DC-DC step-up converter. While the Gemini 2 when slewing or tracking at a steady rate
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Chip Louie
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#81809
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Re: G11 DC Step-Up
Michael Herman is a huge friend of the Losmandy Community. Michael for many years now has been posting ways to improve Losmandy mounts and in particular Gemini 1 controllers and has generously offered
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Chip Louie
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#81808
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Re: G11 DC Step-Up
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Oberon510
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#81807
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Re: G11 DC Step-Up
Hi Peter, Michael is the ¡°official repairer¡± in the US. He used to be quite active in these forums but I haven¡¯t seen him in a while. The list of repairers can be found here (
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Jonathan
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#81806
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Re: G11 DC Step-Up
I see alot of references to the "Michael Herman" power supply but cannot find where to purchase. Where did you get yours?
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Peter Eacmen
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#81805
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Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup
That makes a lot of sense. Thanks, David! Jeff
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jeff marston
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#81804
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Re: Warranty?
These user groups are full of people just like you, they don't work for Losmandy they share knowledge related to Losmandy product use and operation and troubleshooting. For issues like warranty,
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Chip Louie
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#81803
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Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup
David is absolutely right - 15 degrees is 1 hour which very likely means an incorrect time zone offset setting, maybe still set to DST.
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup
Sounds like 1 hour of RA ¨C so suspect daylight savings versus no daylight savings. David Sent: 08 December 2023 06:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Some pointing
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David C. Partridge
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#81801
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Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup
I am not using my PC when I am getting pointing accuracy and polar alignment. The stars seem to be about 15 degrees off. Thanks for the response, Paul. I think I am going to do a bunch of dry runs in
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jeff marston
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#81800
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Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup
Thanks for the video lead, Joe. I watched it and took some notes. Jeff
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jeff marston
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#81799
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Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup
I would guess about 15 degrees off, but it¡¯s been about 18 months and I don¡¯t recall the direction.
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jeff marston
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#81798
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Re: 15v from usb-c pd
Well hell. ?What not trial it. If it works. ?Why not. You will be close to the minimum. ?But Ra ~200mA sidereal (varies amongst amounts) and slew can easily peak 1.2-1.5A per axes. But that¡¯s
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Brendan
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#81797
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Re: 15v from usb-c pd
Oops. Yes, that was a mistake. I should have written 3 amps not 3 watts. Thanks.
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Will Taylor
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#81796
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Re: Hand controller won't boot
John, Did you get it fixed??? If so, what was it?? Joe
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joe kuhl
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#81795
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