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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hi Rick, Finally figured things out. My new PC has Kaspersky Anti-Virus on it and it won't let anything write to the Windows folder. Once I disabled the AV...
After replacing much electronics due to a near by lightning strike I find I cannot load DDW onto my new PC. I have: New quad-core running the Vista Downgrade...
Hi All, Some where along the way, I saw some pictures of a mod that alows the rollers to be raised and lowered in place. Does any one remember seeing these...
After a lengthy troubleshooting session with Technical Innovations over possible causes of erratic behaviour of DDW 5.1, it turns out that I had a defective...
Hi David. Welcome to the group. Very nice remote set up you have in ASV. As the billionaire-industrialist Hadden said in the movie "Contact", "why build one...
Hi all, I have been a TI HD10 user for about 2 1/2 years, and have two domes located at a remote observatory I built in Arizona at ASV, Details can be found...
I would like to Slave My 10' dome to my telescope using infra-red sensors. I use a MallinCam Video camera to observe with. The MallinCam is Very sensitive to...
DDW 5.1 has been showing odd behaviour lately, and my log files are not much help. Many of the entries contain strange character strings. Has anyone seen...
Hi, There are several things you could do. 1. Put in a good high volume exhaust fan and a matched vent. Keeping your observatory vented is critical. These came...
Thanks Bill. It seems that I only have problems when DDW is connected through a Keyspan port. If I hook up the the DDW serial connection to the COM port on...
... No experience using this adapter with DDW, but I tried it for some time running Davis Weatherlink software, and it would fail anywhere from once per day to...
Anyone using this Keyspan adapter (USA-49WG) to establish communication to DDW? Seems like this device will crash Windows XP after random amounts of time a...
I have a PD10 observatory in Montana. In warm weather the air is normally dry enough to prevent inside condensation (sweating). In cold weather condensation...
We maintain a 10' ProDome in Dallas. A portable room dehumidifier solved our drip problem. Of course, it required an outside drain and it doesn't help when the...
I've got my observatory assembled and nearly completed. I noticed it sweats inside which is no surprise. I'm located in Florida, obviously high humidity. I...
