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Vixen Sphinx, Amy?

 

Hi all! Amy, are you still rocking your Vixen Sphinx SXW? Or have you moved on to something more modern? If so, can you tell me more about how you upgraded the weird Starbook controller?
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I¡¯m *this* close to finishing the optics on my first achromat and I¡¯m hoping to use it on my Sphinx, at least at first. But I haven¡¯t dragged the old girl out of the shed in years and I¡¯m thinking she¡¯ll need an update.?

Thanks, Jay
 

Hi!??Happy new year!??I haven¡¯t used the SXW in many years, having bought aVixen SXP when the SXW was at Vixen for a long time to get the RA axis loosened. I did test it last year and it worked fine. I installed a Firmware update some time ago. I actually installed Windows 7 (!) on my really old MacBook Pro through Bootcamp so I could boot into Windows. The old Mac has an Ethernet port so I could connect the Starbook with a crossover cable, which is what you need to do the firmware update. I think the update eliminated the dec jumps that plagued the SXW for many years. I also have to NexSXW boards that converts the mount to a Celestron-like mount and is controlled by the Celestron hand controller.?

Let me know if I can help with anything.?

Amy
On Feb 2, 2025 at 4:33?PM -0500, Jay Drew via groups.io <mirrormaker@...>, wrote:

Hi all! Amy, are you still rocking your Vixen Sphinx SXW? Or have you moved on to something more modern? If so, can you tell me more about how you upgraded the weird Starbook controller?
?
I¡¯m *this* close to finishing the optics on my first achromat and I¡¯m hoping to use it on my Sphinx, at least at first. But I haven¡¯t dragged the old girl out of the shed in years and I¡¯m thinking she¡¯ll need an update.?

Thanks, Jay
 

Wow, thanks! I¡¯ll try that and will probably have more questions. Appreciate it, Jay
 

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Amy
On Feb 2, 2025 at 5:35?PM -0500, Jay Drew via groups.io <mirrormaker@...>, wrote:

Wow, thanks! I¡¯ll try that and will probably have more questions. Appreciate it, Jay

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