My shutter motor came out of the rotating wire wrapping bar. I took the little allen wrench nuts out (which were REALLY tight in there), and replaced them...
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HorizontalMike
a1parkranger
Jul 4, 2012 1:08 pm
Hi Charles, Pictures would help here quite a bit. Not sure what you are explaining. Here is an image of the windlass in my HD-10: ...
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Charles
charleslmdun...
Jul 4, 2012 3:55 pm
Mine looks different. The motor attaches directly to the windlass bar. There are two small allen screws that hold the bar in place on the motor somehow. It...
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Charles Dunlop
charleslmdun...
Jul 4, 2012 10:10 pm
fixed it, found two little holes in the bar and just tightened the screws like you wouldn't believe, and it's fixed. yaya... dome is 100%, just wish this...
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HorizontalMike
a1parkranger
Jul 5, 2012 1:53 am
Great! Enjoy this little victory, we all need them in this hobby! Michael...
1654
charleslmdunlop@...
charleslmdun...
Jul 5, 2012 3:16 am
Anyone have a 17 inch diameter telescope in a Pd10? Wondering how high your pier's are, and if you have it clearing the walls to go to direct horizon or if...
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HorizontalMike
a1parkranger
Jul 6, 2012 2:02 pm
Charles, While I have a HD-10 and not the PD, maybe my example may help you decide. I occasionally shoot with a Robin Cassady Tandem Bar with my 10"SCT and...
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Rick
meunage
Jul 6, 2012 4:58 pm
Hi, I have a 14.5 inch RC in my TI 10' dome on top of a ME. My pier goes to about the ring level of the dome (approximately the bottom of the open shutter)....
1657
charleslmdunlop@...
charleslmdun...
Jul 20, 2012 5:02 am
anyone figure out how to disable the annoying beeping the dome makes just prior to turning?...
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Roger Ady
rady239
Jul 20, 2012 10:03 pm
Hi Charles, The beeps are clearly provided as a safety measure to warn occupants to stay disentangled from the machinery during it's operation. The beeps ...
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Bruce Waddington
waddington50
Jul 21, 2012 3:17 am
Roger, could you identify links to this "open source" software you mentioned? I can find downloads for the TI software, but I don't see any source code there....
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Roger Ady
rady239
Jul 21, 2012 5:34 am
Hi Bruce, The TI manual for DDW 5.1, mentions the "open source" software. I'm not a "bite cruncher", so I'm over my head almost immediately when I start ...
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charleslmdunlop@...
charleslmdun...
Jul 21, 2012 7:07 am
I just took the speaker out and soldered from the contact points to keep the circuit. Works fine, no annoying speaker beeps. :)...
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Charles
charleslmdun...
Jul 21, 2012 1:53 pm
I must use a soldering iron to remove the speaker and then created a circuit with solder from the contact points. Works fine, no beeps, now i can keep the...
1663
charleslmdunlop@...
charleslmdun...
Jul 21, 2012 5:44 pm
I mean I just did this. It works fine, was simple to do. The contact points for the speaker aren't around other stuff so it's not like you are squeezing the...
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James
palmdesertratx
Jul 21, 2012 6:39 pm
Yes, it would be nice to have the source to the PC software. I would like to fix the over / under start entry. Can anyone find the source? Jim...
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Roger Ady
rady239
Jul 21, 2012 8:11 pm
Hi Jim - DDWCP came on a CD included with your Home Dome: The Digital Dome Works control program (DDWCP) is provided on a CD with other software from Technical...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Jul 24, 2012 1:25 am
... beeper with a little duct tape. If my memory is correct, it's a little round (3/8 in diameter X 3/8 in high) gizmo with a hole in the top to let the...
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Michael Cook
ecusersysop
Jul 24, 2012 1:28 am
Oops, my sausage fingers fired off my last message without th content. Let's try that again. Yes covering the speaker does work. I used one of those little,...
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Charles
charleslmdun...
Jul 27, 2012 8:49 am
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Charles L. M. Dunlop Chairman, Ambry Genetics 949-900-5500 cdunlop@... www.AmbryGen.com Confidentiality...
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jjonske
Aug 3, 2012 12:21 am
Looking for a little support. I am in the process of building a HS6 with full automation. My documentation references a photo cd for the ES6. I've placed a...
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Ordell
eordell
Aug 3, 2012 2:34 pm
I got some photos from our installation. I hope they are of some use. Erik...
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jjonske
Aug 3, 2012 3:18 pm
Erik, Thanks for the response, the photos do help. The l bracket attached to the rear shutter. The documentation states to put in the lower bolt only at first....
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Erik
eordell
Aug 4, 2012 6:17 am
Hi again Jim, we bought the dome pre-drilled and this was some four years ago, but as I recall it we didn't have to drill anything since Jerry at Tech. Innov....
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Bob Franke
bob_franke
Aug 4, 2012 6:19 pm
Hi Jim, Here are a couple of shot as pre-drilled by TI. I went the easy way with my second dome. http://bf-astro.com/images/shutterLeft.jpg ...
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jjonske
Aug 6, 2012 11:45 am
Bob, Great shots as they give me a good perspective to work from. Thanks for taking the time. Jim...
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Willow Rise
willowriseob...
Aug 12, 2012 8:01 pm
Hello group...I'm new to this group and have an older ProDome10. The other night as I was turning the dome the motors slowed down then the breaker on the power...
1676
charleslmdunlop@...
charleslmdun...
Aug 13, 2012 2:00 am
I'm having issues with the PD10 dome turning when the door latch lines up with the motors. Anyone else having this issue or know how to solve it? Charlie...
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Erik
eordell
Aug 21, 2012 3:10 pm
I tried to increase the cable length of my HC for a Robodome by 10m. It didn't work. Is the voltage drop to big? Has anyone tried anything similar? Thanks Erik...
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elnj
ejensen
Aug 28, 2012 5:43 pm
Hi, I have an Ash Dome that has two separate shutters, controlled by separate motors - top one goes up and over, and the lower one drops forward. We have an...
