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Re: Undermounted?
Hi George, I don't know, I didn't weigh the whole kit and caboodle.? But piecing it together I suppose it is about 70 lbs. ++? based on what I have notes for below.? It tracked well though I never
Re: Undermounted?
The SCT as shown must weigh what, 55lbs.?
By George Cushing · #83684 ·
Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet
in Gemini-2, WGL is definitely counted backward in deg/min from WSL. Gemini-1 has a different definition it seems. Can any other Gemini-1 Users confirm? Was that only spreadsheet discrepancy you
By Edward Plumer · #83683 ·
Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet
Where are you located. Franco? -- Thanks and Best Regards Neil [email protected]> wrote:
By Neil Allison · #83682 ·
Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet
Hey everyone, just circling back to this post to share my results. After a couple of nights of testing, it appears like I have finally found settings that work well with my setup. I'm sharing a couple
By Franco Meconi · #83681 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 06:26 AM, Mark Christensen wrote: > > Paul, > > You may be right about the price difference going down but, frankly, I > doubt it will: Absolute axis encoders are a niche
By Chip Louie · #83680 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
For those on RS232 ports by far the most common issue is the cable between the USB to serial converter.? A lot of folks used flat phone cabling with RJ/phone style connectors.? While cheap and good
By Chip Louie · #83679 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Cyril, I recently also had intermitttent communication problems with my G11/Gemini-1 (20 years old); I sprayed contact cleaner on the serial port on the Gemini and inserted and removed the serial
By Joe Ulowetz · #83678 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
There's no proof of that what so ever. -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astrospheric Forecast - South Pasadena, CA (
By Chip Louie · #83677 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
And on to of that Mark, is an exceptionally nice person as well! Andy Weeks
By Astrophoto_Andy · #83676 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
I prefer the FTDI-based adapters. The drivers seem to just work, and even some of the older adapters have lasted for 15+ years and still work in my setup.
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Hello Paul, Thank you for the quick reply. I will start by checking the cables and cleaning the connectors. If the issue persists, I will consider replacing the USB-to-serial adapter, which is
By Cyril PIN-FERRIER · #83674 ·
Re: Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Hi Cyril, the serial errors in logs (bad checksum, timeout, etc.) all indicate a bad, noisy, or unstable serial connection. Try changing PC to serial adapter, cables, clean the connectors on both
By Paul Kanevsky · #83673 ·
Disconnection Losmandy G11 GEMINI LV4
Hello, Last night, I encountered a recurring problem. I am attaching the log file. The Losmandy G11 Gemini 1 LV4 mount disconnects randomly from NINA. I have tried everything I could find in the
By Cyril PIN-FERRIER · #83672 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
NFW! -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astrospheric Forecast - South Pasadena, CA ( https://www.astrospheric.com/?Latitude=34.114268&Longitude=-118.1400894 )
By Chip Louie · #83671 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
Paul, You may be right about the price difference going down but, frankly, I doubt it will: Absolute axis encoders are a niche within a niche. We always have to remember that the market for
By Mark Christensen · #83670 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
Chip, Thanks for the complement but this old dog is pushing 80. But I'm still able to operate a model makers, manual feed lathe, fix a CNC router, build and program OnStep systems, program in PIC
By Mark Christensen · #83669 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
I doubt that price differential will remain so forever. In the mean time, after spending quite a bit of effort investigating (and in most cases addressing) the sources of tracking inconsistency and
By Paul Goelz · #83668 ·
Re: Encoders, yes or no?
On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 08:59 AM, Mark Christensen wrote: > > I violently *agree* with Chip on this one. To me, high resolution absolute > axis encoders are just the latest example of Astro-Bling. >
By Chip Louie · #83667 ·
Re: Gemini/NINA spreadsheet
Hi Franco This is where I left off on my latest attempt. I decided to temporarily take N.I.N.A out of the equation in an effort to rule it in/out. Based on this, I'm wondering if it might be a
By Neil Allison · #83666 ·