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2 different servo types which goes where?
Hi, I got a Losmandy gm811g. I am new to telescopes and losmandy. I am trying to assemble it and follow the instructions on the youtube series "Losmandy Getting started" There are 2 different servos
By GUGLHUPF · #68938 ·
Re: Gemini 1 just gone haywire
Yes seen this before. ? ?This is why I think moisture. ? ?But since you received it so quickly I would have expected it to play up Twist, tap and vibrate the HC and cable also subject it to cold.
Re: Gemini 1 just gone haywire
Well it turned up about lunchtime, so I unpacked and set it up on the bench for ? an hour. No problems. Powered it all off, and then removed and re-seated the CPU and motor control ICs. Powered it
By David C. Partridge · #68936 ·
Re: G11 compass recommendation
you were there? I was there too! and astrotim was there. we were all there lol and it was an amazing night too this is the pic i ended up with. i would have done more but the moon came up
By Brian Valente · #68935 ·
Re: G11 compass recommendation
Something I should add here is that when I went to a Perseid Meteor Shower Party in Joshua Tree National Monument, my phone was dead. (Nobodies phone worked. Twilight Zone) As in no GPS, and no
By Sonny Edmonds <pedmondsjr@...> · #68934 ·
Re: PDEC
Hi Brian, Sent you a more detailed PM on CN. ? Based on previous comments in this thread, I am guessing that part of the issue is that I made a change to the Gemini settings but did not reboot the
By deitzelj · #68933 ·
Re: Gemini 1 just gone haywire
He¡¯s in UK and is sending it all to me. David Sent: 26 November 2020 23:57 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Losmandy_users_io] Gemini 1 just gone haywire Ian Ok few thoughts. If you want
By David C. Partridge · #68932 ·
Re: PDEC
Hi JMD i don't see anything attached or any other details? [email protected]> wrote: -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com <http://brianvalentephotography.com>
By Brian Valente · #68931 ·
Re: PDEC
Just encountered this error tonight with my G11T. ?Anybody know what it is? ? ?Had just started PHD calibration and things went crazy. ? Looked basically like the Dec just stopped moving. Thanks
By deitzelj · #68930 ·
Re: Gemini 1 just gone haywire
Ian, Thanks to Bren's expertise, we repairers (Bren in Australia, David Partridge in UK, and me in the USA) have been able to repair handsets too. They fail very rarely. The code coming from the
By Michael Herman · #68929 ·
Re: Gemini 1 just gone haywire
Ian Ok? few thoughts. If you want either Michael or I have replacement HCs (Michaels closer, in USA...I'm a long way away, Australia). But that would mean swapping parts without diagnosis of proof.
Re: G11 compass recommendation
look up local noon where you are on NOAA solar calculator or other site. There is a phone app as well. Any vertical pole around or stake you put in, the shadow cast will be the exact rotational axis
By leroy <lmarion@...> · #68927 ·
Re: Time Sensitive - No Limits
Hey, Derek. It's best that you set your limits where appropriate for your mount and telescope. The defaults are good for most, but with RA EXT they may be too conservative. And your OTA might be long
By Paul Kanevsky · #68926 ·
Time Sensitive - No Limits
"Oh God he's back!".. LOL.. Well, yes.. Because now I have a question / problem.. Original (non tucked motors) G11 w/ Gemini II.. I have RA EXT installed.. Works perfectly.. My question is, "How do
By Derek C Breit · #68925 ·
Re: G11 compass recommendation
Hi Tim, There is a better way to polar align your mount during the daytime than by using a compass. First, the mount needs to be aligned to true north and the difference between magnetic north and
By Greg Crawford · #68924 ·
Re: G11 compass recommendation
Tim i don't use a compass that often, but you can get high quality ones on the cheap that also glow in the dark here's one now, and many more available:
By Brian Valente · #68923 ·
Re: G11 compass recommendation
Thanks for the info
By Tim Kimbler · #68922 ·
Re: G11 compass recommendation
I just use my phone and get it rough aligned. It doesn't have to be that precise. Then use Polaris to further align with my mounts head as centered as possible so I have plenty of East/West
By Sonny Edmonds <pedmondsjr@...> · #68921 ·
G11 compass recommendation
Looking for a compass to daylight align my G11 to true north. ? Been using my smartphone but difficult to hold on a flat place on the mount. ? If anyone has found one to attach to the mount please
By Tim Kimbler · #68920 ·
Re: Using Flats
I'm inclined to agree with Paul...you could have mis-labelled a Flat file as a Dark and get dust mote shadows improperly subtracted from (or divided by) your Light images. But it could also be an
By Michael Herman · #68919 ·