I have sent an email to Jerry about this, but wonder if I might get some suggestions over the weekend from the group. The situation is as follows. I have...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Feb 17, 2007 5:29 pm
Sparks suggests that you don't have a clean electrical contact between the wire and the plate. Can I just clear up one common misunderstanding - the loops are...
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Marty
mniemi000
Feb 17, 2007 6:10 pm
Tim, Wow. Talk about a brick sh*thouse. Million dollar set of contacts there. Very nice. Hate to see what they cost. Cheers, Marty ... From: Tim Long To:...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Feb 17, 2007 6:13 pm
I'm not sure what they cost, but quality is worth paying for, in my books. --T. From: home_dome_users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:home_dome_users@yahoogroups.com]...
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Marty
mniemi000
Feb 17, 2007 6:18 pm
True. If it fits your budget. Mine allows for baling wire, aluminum foil and chewing gum.<grin> ... From: Tim Long To: home_dome_users@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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OEAssociates
rady239
Feb 17, 2007 9:00 pm
Hi Bill, To start with, as you suggest, you shouldn't see sparks! Are you sure that the connections between the shutter motor and the sliding contacts are...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Feb 23, 2007 2:54 am
Has anyone experienced connection problems using a LAPTOP Com port through the LX200 adapter at a long distance (e.g. 25 feet)? I had a desktop PC running...
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amichaelsmith23
Mar 2, 2007 9:34 pm
Hello Michael, Did you ever resolve this problem with a better set of measurements? I am having very similar problems, which have been vexing me for several...
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Bill Gardner
b_omarr
Mar 11, 2007 2:59 pm
Question, DDW knows where home is by sensing the current running through the contact plates for the shutter. Is there a way to fool it, so that the shutter...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Mar 11, 2007 3:49 pm
Yes there is. The cable that runs to the azimuth encoder also carries a signal for a home sensor. TI makes a little splitter box that goes at the encoder wheel...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Mar 19, 2007 8:26 pm
Hi Tim and Bill, I understand that Bill wants to be able to "sense" the home position so that the azimuth function can be calibrated. My assumption is that the...
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Michael Howell
a1parkranger
May 2, 2007 3:34 pm
Hi Michael S., Sorry about response time---Haven't been to this group for quite a bit of time. Kind of a combination of 2 months of foul weather just plain...
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Rick Bria
starliterick
May 3, 2007 9:44 pm
I think you're better off not using DDW and using the ASCOM dome interface that comes with the ASCOM package. Its free, works better (IMHO) and is esier to set...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
May 3, 2007 11:23 pm
Clarification: Software-y-Ddraig (translation: Dragon Software). I'll soon be re-branding it "TiGra Astronomy" because I think the Welsh name is too odd for...
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trader_swami
May 12, 2007 1:58 pm
George, Thanks for your research on the "shutter pop" Would making the antifriction strip wider solve the problem? arun mehta http://ccdimager.net ... then ......
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trader_swami
May 25, 2007 5:56 pm
Just installed the new shutter motors and the pully system! MUCH better quieter and better torque...
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Dennis Persyk
dennis_persyk
May 26, 2007 3:44 pm
Could you post a link to a description of the pulley system and motors? I'd like to learn about about them. Thanks. Clear skies, Dennis Persyk Igloo...
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Bill Gardner
b_omarr
May 27, 2007 1:25 pm
Dennis, I installed and reported to the group back in December about this upgrade, here is the link that I supplied with photos of the upgrade: ...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
May 29, 2007 7:28 pm
Hi Dennis, I too have added the pulley option offered by TI. Here are the mods that I have done to prepare my dome for remote operations which I am now...
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Tim Cole
tim_cole2004
Jun 3, 2007 2:03 am
Hi Rick, We've been considering adding guides to our shutter as well. Would you have drawings or photographs we could take a look at? Regards, Tim Cole RASC...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Jun 4, 2007 8:03 pm
Hi, I will rumage through my photographs and post one or two. Thanks, Rick ... you ... back ... in ... the ... fullly...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Jun 11, 2007 5:00 am
I've been meaning to post this question for a long time now. I hve to 10-foot dome with DDW. The dome is slaved to my LX200 scope, and after a scope slew,...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jun 11, 2007 3:13 pm
I think this happens when the dome coasts to a stop and it comes to rest not quite at the target coordinates, but the distance it is out is less than the...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Jun 13, 2007 7:18 pm
Hi, I am going to integrate my Vantage PRO2 Weather Station with TI WeatherLink kit (SW) to my Home Dome with DDW & DDWCP. I am also going to integrate my...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Jul 5, 2007 10:11 pm
DC-3 Dreams is pleased to announce major releases of ACP Observatory Control Software and its free companion ACP Planner. Together, these two programs provide...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Jul 12, 2007 10:02 pm
Hi guys, I am posting an update on my 10' Dome and inform the group of what is possible with the TI Domes. Last year,I purchased a circa 2001 TI Dome. It is in...
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Rick Bria
starliterick
Jul 14, 2007 3:18 pm
... Do you know what's different in the new controller? We have the same Dome from that era, and made the same modification you have, And some you haven't, but...
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Rick Bria
starliterick
Jul 14, 2007 3:31 pm
Hi all, We are about to hard wire a cloud sensor (version 1) from the sensors' mono plug to the DDW circuit board. I know the cloud sensor sends a ground to...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Jul 18, 2007 7:14 pm
Hi Rick, The new controller (about a year ago now) does have some different features and upgraded hardware. I don't remember what they were. Jerry told me at...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Jul 18, 2007 7:17 pm
Hi again Rick, I am about to do the same thing with a version I Boltwood. When I do it, I will be trying to check the current sinking/sourcing cabability of...
