ES G11 / ExploreStars issues
Steve Siedentop
Thanks, David. Through a good bit of experimenting, I introduced too many variables to be able to determine the cause of the tracking issues.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 1:20 PM, David Pickett yahoo@... [ESPMC-Eight] <ESPMC-Eight@...> wrote:
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David Pickett
At 16:47 01-05-18, Steve Siedentop sdsiedentop@gmail.com [ESPMC-Eight] wrote:
As Jerry stated, the RA Direction and DECUnless you are doing photography, or are using a large magnification, it should be fairly easy to keep objects in the field of view even if the motors stop running. My next outing will include fresh batteries andFresh batteries sound like an expensive long term proposition. I am using a YUASA NP7-12 7.0 Ah rechargable lead acid battery. I am also making up a 12-19 volt convertor to keep my laptop running from the same source. Time will tell whether this has enough capacity for the job. Watch this space... :) Best, David
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Steve Siedentop
Hi David - By fresh batteries, I mean a fully charged deep cycle. Mine was about 6 years old, so I replaced it with an AGM deep cycle today. It’s a 60 amp hour battery, which should be enough capacity for a 5 hour imaging session. My original power box with a group 24 lead acid battery powered a cooled DSLR, an NEQ6, an Intel Compute Stick, Moonlite focuser, a powered USB hub, and a Surface Pro for about 5 hours. I’m going to put an ammeter in-line on the power supply to the PMC-8 to see what the real time consumption is while slewing and tracking. I’ll post my findings as well. -Steve
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Steve Siedentop
Oops...forgot to attach an image of the power box...
On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 5:40 PM Steve Siedentop <sdsiedentop@...> wrote:
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