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Re: Good morning, RoboScope, continued


Good morning, Chris;

Now we seem to have three (3) topics. Keeping them in order by
adding the third at the bottom:

(1.) The Declination and Right Ascension Motors in the Vixen
D2P Motor Kit (Vixen Catalog Number 3941-04) for the Vixen GP-DX GEM
are identified on the accompanying Vixen Installation Instruction
Sheet as their type MT-1 or MT-1WT motors. Are these motors
compatible with and will they work with the RoboScope Conversion?

(2.) Yes, it has been noticed that the larger files for the
RoboScope Conversion are not accessible through RobosScope.net or
Data-Plumber.com. From your comments, now I know that they will not
be accessible until probably September. I will wait. Thank you.

(3.) Now you bring up a new topic; the impending shift from
Alaska to Hawaii, or the shift from the 49th State to the 50th
State. When will you be there? Which island are you moving to?

Is this change a political reaction to the recent announcements
by the current Governor of the State of Alaska?

Our next trip out to see Debby's mother will be the third week
of August. While we are there, I also hope to be operating from the
Radio Room of the Battleship Missouri, BB-63, located in Pearl Harbor
at Ford Island. The ham radio call sign of the Missouri is KH6BB.

Enjoy;

Ralph Javins
Latte Land, Washington


--- In RoboScope@yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Erickson"

<christopher.k.erickson@...> wrote:
>

(1.)
> I am not sure I correctly understand your first question.
>

(2.)
> Most all of the conversion files can be found in the Files
> Section of the group's home page. A few of the biggest
> documents and pictures of various member projects have
> been moved to the www.roboscope.net, a.k.a.
> www.Data-Plumber.com archive server.
>
> Unfortunately, the archives of the www.roboscope.net
> archive server have been taken off line since September.
> I hope to have them back on-line at some point near the
> end of summer.
>

(3.)
> I have been in the process of retiring, moving from
> Alaska to Hawaii and spending time with family in North
> Idaho.
>
>
> -Christopher Erickson
> Network Design Engineer
> 5432 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 529
> Anchorage, AK 99508
> N61° 11.710' W149° 46.723'
> Meade 16" LX200 SCT
> www.data-plumber.com
>
>
>




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Good morning, all; This is just a quick report on the status of development of the Vixen GP-DX GEM with tracking. The Vixen MT-1 Decl. and R.A. Motor Drive...
Ralph Javins
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Jul 4, 2009
4:08 am

I believe those are stepper motors so it won't be a simple tracing of motor voltage wires. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher...
Christopher Erickson
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Jul 4, 2009
4:51 am

Good morning, Chris; Two things; (1.) I understand that there are differences in stepper motors and servo motors. In the design of the guiding system under ...
Ralph Javins
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Jul 4, 2009
2:53 pm

I am not sure I correctly understand your first question. Most all of the conversion files can be found in the Files Section of the group's home page. A few...
Christopher Erickson
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Jul 4, 2009
10:04 pm

Good morning, Chris; Now we seem to have three (3) topics. Keeping them in order by adding the third at the bottom: (1.) The Declination and Right Ascension...
Ralph Javins
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Jul 5, 2009
3:34 am

MT-1 motors are steppers and are not easily compatible with an Autostar retrofit. It is much easier to get Autostar- compatible motors and mount them on a...
Christopher Erickson
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Jul 5, 2009
7:26 pm

Good morning, Chris; Thank you for the comment regarding the Vixen MT-1 Stepper Motors. I do point out that there was no indication in the Vixen catalog or...
Ralph Javins
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Jul 7, 2009
4:07 pm

Ralph, If you can get hold of an old LXD55 or 75 with working motors, those can be bolted in place of the MT1s with little modification needed. This is by far...
Hemmings, R.K.
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Jul 7, 2009
4:32 pm

Guess she heard Chris was leaving. Alaska derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland." "Maine" means the same thing, for the same reason, to...
George Cushing
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Jul 9, 2009
4:41 pm

MT-1 motors are steppers, MT-2/3/4 motors are servos. The easiest way to Roboscope a Vixen GP-style mount is to find a pair of Meade LXD-55/75 motors off of...
Christopher Erickson
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Jul 9, 2009
10:57 pm

I got a set for my GP a few years ago. The positive ground is one of the reasons the the SS2K was removed from the US market. Something to keep in mind if you...
John
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Jul 4, 2009
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The story I heard is that the original SS2k-PC was temporarily pulled from the US market because it couldn't pass FCC Class-B RF noise certification as a...
Christopher Erickson
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