Hello, Does this control unit support the Celestron CI-700? Can the worm be indexed for PPE? Can Pempro be used to create, save and load a pec table? Is FS2...
Hello Jerry, ... Yes, you can use either the existing stepper motors, or you can replace them by ESCAP P530 motors with 12:1 gearbox. The drawback of the...
Hi all, I've designed a new motor kit for the Vixen NP mount. Only the RA axis is motorized. This kit may be interesting for people who have already a FS2, and...
Hi, I've just designed a new motor kit for the old Wachter type II mount. Only the RA axis is motorized. http://www.astro-electronic.de/wachter.htm Michael...
Hello, I have the FS2 running on a mac os x. In my planetarium program, I can connect to the scope, and use the paddle buttons to move the scope, but I can't...
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Hi, I updated my "ancient" Zeiss 1B mount (1990) with 2 SECM3 motors and FS2 controller, provided by Astro Electronic. It is working fine. Tracking and...
Hi, I'd like to try my PEC system on my NJP mount but i don't find the PEC parameters for the NJP (i think my motorisation kit is a P530). Someone could help...
Great ! Thank you. But... what do you mean by "kit with HOUSINGS" ? Is this visible in the FS2 Menu or on the AD motor ? Regards, Matthieu ... it ... also...
The FS2 goto system on my Zeiss 1B mount is accurate enough to slew to any object to appear almost center field of a TeleVue 20mm eyepiece at 120x (<30'). The...
Peter, I also noted this problem with Uranus some time ago. It seems there is a bug in the orbital elements that I used. Does anobody know where to find...
Gents, I receive from a friend of my SECM3 motors (Bought via Michael Koch) with a gear box 10:1, I like to use this motors in a EQ6 Sky watcher havy-duty...
Hi Chris, ... have ... 47 tooth ... the ... In older EQ6 mounts the gear wheels had 47 teeth. I'm not 100% sure if this is still the case in newer mounts. If...
Hello, I bought a FS2 unit with Astromeccanica motors kit (Sanyo-Denki 103H548-0440) on a GPD2. I'm experiencing a problem with the PEC correction tool. Each...
Hello Gianluca, ... It helps if you make the "rate 1" parameter as small as possible, meaning that during the learning period you make longer corrections with...
Thank you Michael, now rate1 is set to 0,5x. It makes difficult to teach the PEC visually at lower rate1, even at high magnification (about 600x). This night I...
Hello Gianluca, ... No, it's not a bug. The PEC table has about 1000-2000 entries, the exact number depends on gear ratio and teeth number. Let's assume the...
Hello Michael, thank you for the technical details. This night I will try. For the first time I would like to use a Meade DSI for autoguiding with PHD Guiding...
Hello Gianluca, ... with PHD Guiding via Ascom platform. Is it a working setup? Yes, I think so. But I haven't tested this setup myself. There are so many...
Hello Michael, I will be happy to write a reporto about that setup. Yes, I have an autoguider, but no off-axis guider or guide scope! That's the reason for the...
Hi Carlos, The SBIG camera/s are OK in themselves. When you may need the relay, either mechanical or preferably optical, is for the standard Losmandy mounts. ...
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