Re: Motor encoders for Gemini-1 motors
Dave, You might also try Mall-IC dot com and ask for a single unit price. Mark C.
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Mark Christensen
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#59048
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Re: Motor encoders for Gemini-1 motors
Dave, That part number is obsolete it seems, looking at DigiKey. It appears the HEDS-9100 series is the appropriate replacement for the electronic module but check the data sheet at DigiKey for pinout
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Mark Christensen
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#59047
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Re: DEC latency in one direction
This is backlash in the meshing of the DEC worm and spur gears. It can be minimized by decreasing the spacing between the two (look for procedures in past posts of this group, which depends on your
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TheNakism . <keithnakonechny@...>
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#59046
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Re: DEC latency in one direction
Greg, What happens when you continue moving in the unresponsive direction? Does it start to move smoothly after the big jump, or does it stall again and then make another big jump? You should pull off
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Les Niles
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#59045
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Re: DEC latency in one direction
Hi Greg, It is important to take the cover off the (DEC here) worm and then rotate (rock) your scope back and forth around the DEC axis gently. Look for worm side to side movement. Sidecar side worm
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Michael Herman
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#59044
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Re: Motor encoders for Gemini-1 motors
I just removed the encoder part from inside the US Digital unit (E2-256-079 in this case). It is a standard Avago/Broadcom HEDS-9100 used with a US digital encoder wheel. The whole unit is compatible
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David C. Partridge
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#59043
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DEC latency in one direction
I have been using my GM8 for about six months now. Have had the clutches apart and cleaned lube off the surfaces,got the enhanced knobs... rebuilt the pointing model a few times. All good. And yes, it
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Gregory Latiak
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#59042
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Motor encoders for Gemini-1 motors
I have an RA motor from a G1 which I was asked to fix. It has dead shaft encoder. Does anyone know where I can get them? Thanks Dave Partridge
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David C. Partridge
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#59041
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Re: G11 Gemini 1 problem with Stellarium / Sky Safari
Thanks for the detailed explanation!
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Joey Tucker
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Re: G11 Gemini 1 problem with Stellarium / Sky Safari
I have no trouble with this system for Stellarium : Download the separate program Stellarium-scope from Dragon-Welch computing. See what version of Stellarium that will support. Download that version
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Michael Herman
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Re: G11 Gemini 1 problem with Stellarium / Sky Safari
I¡¯ve had good luck with Sky Safari connecting. Can¡¯t speak to Stellarium Thanks Brian Brian Valente Brianvalentephotography.com Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 12:36 PM To:
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Brian Valente
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#59038
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G11 Gemini 1 problem with Stellarium / Sky Safari
Seeking advice of G11 Gemini 1 users with experience, good or bad, with Stellarium or Sky Safari Pro. When I attempt to connect to Stellarium, the software is either unresponsive or freezes and
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Joey Tucker
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Re: Meridian Flip
Gosh, Rob! I have had the same experience as you have... load a "known good model" and ... very weird... the mount will slew to point my scope to the floor while I wonder what button to push to stop
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Michael Herman
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Re: Meridian Flip
Michael, thanks for your reply. As you said there may be issues in connecting to a PC, I thought I would describe the way I am currently building a model after doing a cold restart. I launch Gemini.
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sactowriter@...
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#59035
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Re: Meridian Flip
Hi. This,hapoens,can means your T pointing model is messed up. It happens because of the way the Gemini extracts the model parameters in sequence. It seems it cannot do a multidimensional least
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Michael Herman
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Re: RA rate drift (revisited)
Hi Tom. Yes I know these groups have no affiliation with Losmandy, poor word choice of "customer" in my last post implied that. Keith ---In Losmandy_users@..., <tomh@...> wrote : Keith
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keithnakonechny@...
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#59033
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Re: RA rate drift (revisited)
Thanks for the suggestions Mark. All my fittings on the ST80 to the camera are screw-on as well, but to piggyback I did get the Losmandy-style dovetail instead of Vixen specifically for that reason
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keithnakonechny@...
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#59032
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Re: RA rate drift (revisited)
Keith None of the user groups are run by Losmandy. Now Ren¨¦ is a co-owner of the Gemini-2 users group and the Gemini users group. Tom H
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thomashilton
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#59031
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Meridian Flip
Hi everyone, First of all, I?d like to report that since your help with guiding, the guiding on my G11 has been superb, running close to a half an arc second. Another issue has popped up. For weeks,
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sactowriter@...
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#59030
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Re: RA rate drift (revisited)
Keith I added a third dovetail and adjustable ring that holds the extension tube tightly. I could have put it on the focuser directly, but went with the extension tube to make the third ring as close
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bryancashion@...
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#59029
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