Though I have not received it yet, I am about to be the new owner of a PD6-Tall with 3 computer cubbies. I have been planning this for a very long time and I...
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dfw_skywatcher
Jan 3, 2010 3:14 am
How old and what condition is your shutter drive. I looked for the price on the rollers but could not find them. Do you know what the cost may be? Thanks Gerry...
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M.A.Siniscalchi
helixgate
Jan 7, 2010 3:43 am
The Scotch anti-skid stair tape works perfect. I installed it 5 years ago on my HD6 and is still working fine. Mike Siniscalchi http://www.helixgate.net...
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M.A.Siniscalchi
helixgate
Jan 7, 2010 3:50 am
I have the HD6T (S/N 17) and though I don't have the cubbies you can view my pictures of it to get an idea of how mine is done. I also modified the door to a...
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coptercaptain@...
dfw_skywatcher
Jan 7, 2010 3:30 pm
Thank you for the pictures Mike. Not only did your dome layout lend some great ideas but your deck as well. Thanks for sharing. Gerry Stanford. PS: Just found...
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dfw_skywatcher
Jan 8, 2010 5:24 pm
Hi, I have chosen a TI PD-6 as my first observatory. I am understand the importance of venting part but I am having difficulty figuring out the how. To create...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Jan 8, 2010 6:45 pm
Gerry, See this group's photos section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/home_dome_users/photos/album/668270177/pic/list I have a ducted fan which helps with lots...
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Bill Gardner
b_omarr
Jan 9, 2010 12:53 am
Quite some time ago, I heard talk that Jerry was beta testing a new retrofit kit for the electrical connection for the shutter, between the base of the dome....
1504
Rick
meunage
Jan 11, 2010 9:11 pm
Hi, All you need is an exhaust fan to keep the air turbulent and help cool the dome in the evening. A 10 inch or 12 inch high CFM fan mounted near the bottom...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Feb 5, 2010 1:31 am
For owners of fork-mounted scopes, did you off-set your pier within the dome so that the OTA is centered in the dome when pointed at the zenith? I know you...
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waddington50
Feb 5, 2010 5:57 am
Hi Mike. I used a 10-inch fork-mounted SCT in the dome for over two years, and the pier was centered, not the OTA. I had no problems with this arrangement,...
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Dan Griffing
dan.griffing
Feb 5, 2010 6:09 pm
Yes, I offset my pier. The Declination axis is approximately centered in my PD10 but above the center of curvature. Otherwise people would have to sit or lie...
1508
Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Feb 5, 2010 6:14 pm
Hi Bruce, Thanks for your perspective. I know all too well how much fiddling is required with the geometry settings. It didn't take me long to get the dome...
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Rick Wiggins
meunage
Feb 5, 2010 10:28 pm
Hi Mike, I think the bottom line the application. I know you to be a serious and well thought out astronomer, so I am guessing here that you know what you want...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Feb 5, 2010 10:41 pm
Hi Rick, Thanks. I appreciate your thoughts and sharing your experience. It's always nice to hang an idea out here and get some feedback. Besides minimizing...
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Michael H
a1parkranger
Feb 8, 2010 8:10 pm
Hi Mike, I centered my 10ft concrete pier in the dome when starting out with my fork mounted 10" LX200. I had a custom steel pier that offset the fork to the...
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epavlu
Feb 16, 2010 3:33 am
Hello - I'm not sure if this is an appropriate question for the group. I have a PD-15. I have a Paramount ME. I'm using Digital Dome Works (DDW 5.1). Does...
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Michael H
a1parkranger
Feb 17, 2010 7:48 pm
Definitions: Dome Equator = top of base ring where you can look over top and see out of the slit. Scope Pivot Point = The RA axis Optical Axis = Center of your...
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J M
jsmiller58
May 11, 2010 4:29 pm
I have a PD-15, purchased new in late 2007/early 2008. If you look at the dome from the outside, there are "cables" on both sides of the shutter that I think...
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Bill Gardner
b_omarr
May 11, 2010 4:48 pm
James, Those cables along the outside of your dome are the wind restraint system, meant to hold down the shutter in the case of extreme wind. They do not have...
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J M
jsmiller58
May 11, 2010 6:54 pm
Thanks Bill - will do! James...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
May 12, 2010 2:29 am
I have the newer, more quiet gearhead motor assembly for my 10-foot dome. At the top end of the windlass shaft is in a bearing assembly that has two bolts...
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Michael H
a1parkranger
May 12, 2010 2:01 pm
Good catch. Just checked my 5yr old HD-10 for good measure and found things snug. Thinking about this a moment, I am sure the rubber washers are for noise...
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Rick
starliterick
Jul 19, 2010 3:48 am
Tried to install DDW on windows 7 64 bit dell machine. Install stops and I get message 'VB6stkit.dll file not found' Everthing feezes up at that point, and I...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jul 19, 2010 10:11 am
I can't speak for the DDWCP software, but the ASCOM Driver has some
known issues with the latest versions of Windows, .NET Framework and
ASCOM Platform. An...
Tim Long, I have a log in for the DDW ASCOM development group you show below. I've watched as you have made progress over the past month. I would like to Beta...
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David
eyeline.media
Oct 16, 2010 5:52 pm
I'm having install issues on Vista64 that are very similar. I've tried running as admin, running in compatibilty modes, turning of data execution protection...
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ecusersysop
Oct 17, 2010 5:51 pm
Bill, Well 4.5 years since you posted this issue has passed, and I experienced the same erro for he first time last night. I'm running ACP under trial since...
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dc3dreamer
Oct 19, 2010 12:44 am
I have to jump in here... I am the author of ACP. The assertion "it only happens with ACP" seems to place the blame on ACP. I can state with 100% certainty...
