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FYI the "industrial strength" version of velcro is something called Dual Lock from 3M it's velcro, but both sides have more resilient and 'sticky' hooks, instead of velcro's one side of fuzzy

Always glad to help Erik. Velcro! It's not just for shoes anymore! LOL! I use Velcro straps, and Ball bungee's a lot. -- SonnyE Sonny's Youtube Channel (

I wasn't sure. With my old POS AVX, the HC was the brain of the mount. I don't really have a reason to exclude it from my mount and the way I run it. But it is interesting (and relieving) that it

paul Several years ago I took my g11 to losmandy to have the clutch material replaced,? cleaned and lubed.? When I got it back,? the first thing I noticed was the increased stiffness during

Hi gang, I have only Gemini-1, no -2 yet. But I believe their power consumption is similar. The Gemini-1 power on bootup is small, like 20 milliamps just to run the controller logic...not tracking or

Thanks for your useful suggestions! -Erik

Dear All, I'm Luddite, visual guy with no experience with astro-photography. I do polar alignment the old-fashioned way and while I love the fussy adjustments with azimuth to bring Polaris into my

Indeed! Not many people realize the Hand Controller is really just another computer client to the gemini. Your computer running gemini.net is similarly equipped, so you really don't need the hand

Now that's just crazy, Brian! But wow, you've got me thinking now.... (Dangerous!) -- SonnyE Sonny's Youtube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sonny+edmonds ) (I suggest viewed in

When relying on battery power, you are always ahead to have more battery, than just adequate, or too small. I don't do Lithium batteries myself, I still prefer lead acid. I simply use a *Deep Cycle

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there may be a small amount If you are grabbing the counterweight shaft and rotating it, keep in mind you have quite an angular lever there, so it may seem like a lot more at the end of the shaft

How can side play be there unless the clutch is released? -- SonnyE Sonny's Youtube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sonny+edmonds ) (I suggest viewed in full screen)

I think you've got it right, Kenn. Just a slight motion due to gravity and imbalance is all that's needed. Enough to gently push the worm wheel in one direction in between the worm teeth to ensure

Hi Chip, I thought of the centroid rule as well; after all, this is why we can get away with guide scopes and cameras with significantly larger plate scales than the main camera. But the issue still

I usually have the scope/weights(bar) parallel and have tried Bob Allevo method of 2oz but when I apply 2oz weight the 'bar' / balance does not change/move. For RA:With the bar parallel to the ground,

Here is the magic camera on a prototype ADM PoleMaster mount. I stick it on everything and it works great! -- Chip Louie - Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware

Arun, I don't know what to tell you except that using the regular PoleMaster system usually manages to beat the 30" PA error number, usually by about nearly half of that error if I do the second PA.

This is exactly what I did with the LW tripod on my GM8...piece of velcro on each leg near the top and a mating piece on the back of the HC. For the Gemini 2 HC I built a box to hold the controller

Hi Erik it's totally DIY, so wherever you like (i'm sure you'll get lots of good suggestions here on what others do) personally I put velcro on the underside of my gemini and attach it there. out of