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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 with his contact details.
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?
Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

 

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks, David!

Jeff
Moderated 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, picing etc. contact Losmandy directly.??

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Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware?

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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.


On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 01:53 AM, jeff marston wrote:

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 my living room with my Gemini 2 and hand controller.

Jeff
Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

 

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Sounds like 1 hour of RA ¨C so suspect daylight savings versus no daylight savings.

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David

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of jeff marston
Sent: 08 December 2023 06:53
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

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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 my living room with my Gemini 2 and hand controller.

Jeff

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 my living room with my Gemini 2 and hand controller.

Jeff
Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

 

Thanks for the video lead, Joe. I watched it and took some notes.

Jeff
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.
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 peak. ? Slowing slew rate may allow it to draw less current. ?
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Brendan
Re: 15v from usb-c pd

 

Oops. Yes, that was a mistake. I should have written 3 amps not 3 watts.
Thanks.
Re: Hand controller won't boot

 

John,

Did you get it fixed??? If so, what was it??

Joe
Re: 15v from usb-c pd

 

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15 volts at 3 watts??? That is 15 volts at 3/15 amperes = 0.2 ampere, not enough amps to power the mount when it's slewing.? Or have I misunderstood?

Idea for next model of Gemini:? Volt and amp meters on the front panel.? That would make it much easier to troubleshoot a lot of problems people have.?


On 2023-12-07 08:33, Will Taylor wrote:
I tried using a usb-c to barrel jack 15v adapter, and it seems to work with my gm811g.?
I have a small power bank that supports 15v at 3w. It seems pretty convenient for my visual use, but I haven't heard anyone mention these before.
Any thoughts? 
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Michael A. Covington, Ph.D.
Consultant, Covington Innovations, Athens, Georgia, USA

15v from usb-c pd

 
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I tried using a usb-c to barrel jack 15v adapter, and it seems to work with my gm811g.?
I have a small power bank that supports 15v at 3 amps (edited: I had written 3w.) It seems pretty convenient for my visual use, but I haven't heard anyone mention these before.
Any thoughts?
Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

 

Hi Jeff,

Most likely some Gemini setting is entered incorrectly. What version of Gemini are you using, and what level of firmware? Do you connect your PC to the mount before doing that first Goto? And is the star within a 5 degree field of a finder, or even further off??

The most common errors are with:

1. mount type set in Gemini
2. date and/or time
3. timezone
4. geo location
5. large polar misalignment

Regards,

? ? -Paul


On Wed, Dec 6, 2023 at 10:57 PM, jeff marston wrote:
I am not sure whether it¡¯s a daylight savings time issue or what. When I put in all the data including gps location, local time, and time zone, my mount doesn¡¯t go anywhere near the calibration stars it¡¯s supposed to go
to. I have tried changing to a fresh battery in the little back box, but that didn¡¯t seem to change anything. If I do big slews to where the stars are supposed to be I can eventually get things working, but it takes a lot of time to get there. The setup at my dark site is complicated enough without having to trouble shoot my mount every time. My Celestron mounts will ask for standard time or daylight savings time specifically but my Losmandy doesn¡¯t. I?rarely have those issues with my Celestron mounts so I have been using them instead, but it would sure be nice if I could figure out why my Losmandy has become difficult to set up. Sometimes I just need my big G11T
for my bigger SCT¡¯s when I am imaging.
Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

 

Jeff,

I know daylight savings time can be a pain, been there done that too.? Anyway, check this video out, at least the first half about 8 minutes of it.? It goes through set up info.? There's a website that gives you accurate time zone offset info.



I hope this solves your problem.

Joe
Re: Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

 

The crucial question:? How far is it off, and in what direction?
Some pointing accuracy and polar alignment problems during setup

 

I am not sure whether it¡¯s a daylight savings time issue or what. When I put in all the data including gps location, local time, and time zone, my mount doesn¡¯t go anywhere near the calibration stars it¡¯s supposed to go
to. I have tried changing to a fresh battery in the little back box, but that didn¡¯t seem to change anything. If I do big slews to where the stars are supposed to be I can eventually get things working, but it takes a lot of time to get there. The setup at my dark site is complicated enough without having to trouble shoot my mount every time. My Celestron mounts will ask for standard time or daylight savings time specifically but my Losmandy doesn¡¯t. I?rarely have those issues with my Celestron mounts so I have been using them instead, but it would sure be nice if I could figure out why my Losmandy has become difficult to set up. Sometimes I just need my big G11T
for my bigger SCT¡¯s when I am imaging.
Re: Hand controller won't boot

 

Hi John,

Long time no see! This heen reported a few times and often the card reseating resolved the issue. If you can still get into the Gemini 2 using an Ethernet connection and the Gemini says the battery voltage is over 2.9V the battery should not be the issue. But if you open the Gemini 2 face plate up I suggest installing a new battery just because the battery is at least half way gone and batteries are inexpensive.

Be sure to replace the battery correctly or the battery will likely die sooner than later. This is also import to follow because? in some cases the Gemini 2 controllers can be damaged. This issue is due to a design flaw discovered in the NXP ARM processor chips used to power the Gemini 2 controllers..

A word of caution on opening the hand controller, be careful with it. By many accounts they are easy to damage when being opened.?

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Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware?

? ?Astrospheric Weather Forecast - South Pasadena, CA?
Re: Hand controller won't boot

 

On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 09:19 PM, John Hawk wrote:
Hand controller on G11 Gemini 2 won't boot, freezes on "Connecting to Gemini...". One year old and I switched power supplies.
John,

You may also want to try to reseat the SD cards in the Gemini 2 and the hand controller as well. They can get jarred loose and won't do their thing. In the HC, the SD card is a bit harder to get at and you will need to carefully unplug the long multi-pin connector of the touch screen to get to it, after taking out the 4 screws that hold the outer plastic case together. Hold the connector at the far ends and slowly wiggle side to side to remove. In case you have not removed these before, the SD card is held down with a metal clip which must be slid down and flipped open before the card can be removed.

Good luck,

John
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