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10929
Hello, Dick Seymour pointed me in the direction of this group as people who might be able to help me with a problem. I need help identifying the vendor/part #...
onsider2
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Nov 5, 2008
3:13 pm
10930
Second tiime around: Try the following link: http://www.aosmd.com/web/products/product_display.jsp?displayType=mosfet_part&partnumber=AO4812 That is for Alpha...
Paul J. Kettle, Jr.
pjkettlejr
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Nov 6, 2008
9:40 pm
10931
Try the following link to Digi-Key: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll? Cat=1376381;keywords=4812 There are three Vishay/Siliconix 8-pin...
pjkettlejr
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Nov 6, 2008
9:40 pm
10932
Second tiime around: Try the following link: http://www.aosmd.com/web/products/product_display.jsp? displayType=mosfet_part&partnumber=AO4812 That is for Alpha...
pjkettlejr
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Nov 6, 2008
9:40 pm
10933
Try the following link to Digi-Key: http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=1376381;keywords=4812 There are three Vishay/Siliconix 8-pin...
Paul J. Kettle, Jr.
pjkettlejr
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Nov 6, 2008
9:40 pm
10934
... http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=1376381;keywords=4812 ... that search for "4812". ... Yep, but they are single mosfet packages and...
onsider2
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Nov 7, 2008
12:56 am
10935
After taking a month off to continue work on my weather station design for obs control, stock for 11 more of the 909's are available (was 13 yesterday). After...
lynol1000
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Nov 7, 2008
1:56 am
10936
Has anyone done any calibration for micro (as in program lookup table) based compensation of thermopiles/thermocouples to account for ambient temperature? U1 =...
lynol1000
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Nov 7, 2008
2:01 am
10937
Some background on the question, this is for the weather monitor cloud detector based on a thermopile. I do not want to use the internal thermistor in an...
lynol1000
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Nov 7, 2008
5:06 pm
10938
Does anyone know if i can use a Boxdoerfer MTS3 SLP on an GP-DX with MT-4 motors? Pinlayouts for the MT-4 (9pins DIN)? Thx! Greetings Wim Stemgée PS Boxdoefer...
wistebe
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Nov 8, 2008
3:07 pm
10939
Ah, but the ironic bit is that the robots are built in small enough quantity that their electronics are mainly hand built. ... a...
George Cushing
pinyachta
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Nov 9, 2008
2:11 am
10940
The board in the ETX-60, 70 & 80 is similar to that used in the DS2000 mount. I drew up the schmetic of the DS2K and posted it in the groups photos here:...
George Cushing
pinyachta
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Nov 9, 2008
2:51 am
10941
For some time, I've been putting together an imaging platform which obviously involves my laptop. Since alot of others out there are already using laptops or...
warpedcorp
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Nov 10, 2008
1:32 am
10942
I have an old 494 Autostar that I use occasionally to entertain my grandkids and it seems to have died or at least got itself into an unusual mode. Now when I...
ryersong
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Nov 10, 2008
6:36 pm
10943
The only repair I've ever been able to do on the 494 is replace the LCD. To start with the case is gluded together:( You have power and the LCD, but the unit...
George Cushing
pinyachta
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Nov 10, 2008
7:14 pm
10944
Go for the 497. Years ago I had a 'dead' 494 that took a 'little' work to get running again. http://www.geocities.com/lynol1000/as494/index.html For me it was...
lynol1000
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Nov 11, 2008
6:11 pm
10945
Hi, all, On behalf of a friend of mine. She had an EQ5 mount, GOTO modded with Autostar 497, DS motors and GOTO4All units. But it blew over, the tripod was...
Peter Vasey
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Nov 12, 2008
9:03 am
10946
I should point out that a new tripod can be bought independently. See http://www.iankingimaging.com/show_products.php?category=46&offset=10&offset=20 (3rd item...
Peter Vasey
neuteronstar
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Nov 12, 2008
9:19 am
10947
Just an update on the problem... I ordered replacement mosfet's from digikey last week and they arrived this Monday. (IRF 7328 as a replacement for alpha &...
onsider2
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Nov 13, 2008
5:08 pm
10948
G'day.... I am new to this group, I have a Vixen Super Polaris R-150s with DD-3 hand control and motors but I have always wanted it to be autoguided, I would...
monkey_man07250
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Nov 14, 2008
1:30 am
10949
Hi Tony, You could use your current rig for autoguiding. What you would need to do is modify the handbox, by connecting the direction switch contacts to a PC,...
Hemmings, R.K.
darkstarshado
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Nov 14, 2008
12:13 pm
10950
Some ideas from the Photos, i.e., Photo Albums> Super Polaris Dual Drives Rob's Vixen GP-E roboscope retrofit Vixen SP My conversion was just putting Synta...
George Cushing
pinyachta
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Nov 14, 2008
2:25 pm
10951
FYI... Since a lot of you are looking for comments and reports on the Warpsdrive Belt Kit and its performance... I thought the following post may be of...
warpedcorp
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Nov 14, 2008
8:50 pm
10952
Well, I just finished Roboscoping my LXD500 (an old Meade CG5-style equatorial). I¡¦ve been fiddling with Meade DH motors over the past couple of years with...
Travis Whitlow
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Nov 16, 2008
10:42 pm
10953
Hi Travis, The RA and DEC ratios accept a negative sign which reveres the direction of rotation on that axis. Darren. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
Darren Hutchinson
astroesq
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Nov 17, 2008
1:54 am
10954
Yes indeed - if you fit a motor to the opposite end of the worm shaft than normal (like I did), you have to make the ratio a negative number. 3.28533 is the...
Hemmings, R.K.
darkstarshado
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Nov 17, 2008
2:20 pm
10955
Possibly off topic but of some interest to all stargazers. Graph of temperature difference from two sensors. ...
lynol1000
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Nov 17, 2008
7:16 pm
10956
Doh! I was using the wrong ratio. The one I was using is for the DH motors. The 3.28533 is the correct one for the DS motors. It seems to be working ok now...
Travis Whitlow
travisedwin
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Nov 17, 2008
7:44 pm
10957
Due to it's 100% astro-gadget-building rating, I declare this project as 100% ON-topic! -Christopher Erickson...
Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
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Nov 18, 2008
3:10 am
10958
Gday Gene ... As you are trying to get a differential reading, i still reckon yr better off with the DS18B20. Its only "guaranteed" to 0.5deg, but it can...
johansea
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Nov 18, 2008
4:59 am
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