I Dan, what you say is making sense to me. I stacked a lot of frames. I think is 300 frames. Te main raison I left those vertical red line was to improve the...
Hi everyone....Happy New Year!!! On the thirty of December, First I start observing around 10:30 Pm. I watch Orion at F10. The sky was easies. Link of Orion at...
Hi J-S, Your image are enjoyable to watch. Keep up the good work. Planetary is far different from deep sky object. Focus is crucial and perfect seeing /...
Hi Rock, I use USB Adapter with Amcap Stacked with Registax 4 and processed in Photoshop I mess my Mars picture, but I'm working on it and this one is much ...
I just connected a WATEC 3.5" LCD monitor to my setup, and now I have to figure out the BEST way to power everything... Neither the WATEC power supply, nor the...
Hi Dave, The MallinCam Hyper PLUS Series comes with a regulated power supply in order to deliver a accurate 12.0 to 12.1 volts D/C. If you use 13.8 volts...
Below is a link to an album I just uploaded to the group. It contains several 7 second single frames grabbed to my laptop using an AverTV Cardbus PC Card...
Hi Rock... Your post has me a little concerned. I've been using a RadioShack AC/DC 12v converter at times because I was afraid that my 18 amp-hour 12v...
Hi Rock Another question about MCHP power. I just got my PAL version of the MCHP and there is no power suplly with it. So I have to use a 12V power battery...
Hi Rock Another question about MCHP power. I just got my PAL version of the MCHP and there is no power suplly with it. So I have to use a 12V power battery...
Jack those are really great photo's. There is a lot of detail and I would like to see the finished product. i assume that your going to stack a few. It is...
Mike et all, A lower voltage is safer than a high one. The camera will run as low as 10.2 volts. Amperage must be above 500 ma. (1/2 amp). Most regulators...
Rock, Mike et al, Just to confirm the use of 12 Volt Gel Cell's 7 Ah & 18 Ah & larger sealed lead acid deep cycle batteries for video camera use, I have been...
Hello this might be a bit off topic here but being a mallin cam owner i value your opnions.. Im looking to replace my 7 inch LX-200 F/15 MCT and im looking at...
Mike, I already own a RCX 400 14". Love it so much I just ordered two RCX 10". One as a portable instrument to take on the road and the other to temporarily...
I have a new Mallincam coming later this month and have been following the thread on powering the Mallincam. I have a few questions to help me decide what...
Hi Rich, At my home observatory I use everything plug in the a/c wall at 120 volts a/c @ 60 Hz When I go on the road with my portable setup I use strictly...
Rock thanks for the good info. I think I will build a nice little cart for the Group 27 battery and 1000 watt inverter; those big batteries do weigh a lot but...
This combination looks very promising. I do have a few questions though. The HyperStar instructions say the lens has to be collimated after the camera is...
I will need a focal reducer for a Mallincam/11"SCT combo. Apparantly the Meade 3.3 will work and they come up used (and sell fast) at $100 to $120. Another...
Maxphunn, There is nothing magic about using a MallinCam with a HyperStar. Dean at Starizona used the measurements Rock provided to me for the distance from...
Maxphunn, The disadvantage in using the Meade f/3.3 FR is that you can't use a diagonal. There is not enough focus travel to achieve focus. With the MFR-3...
"There is nothing magic about using a MallinCam with a HyperStar." Ahhh but there is Jack, your pictures prove it :) Seeing your great results makes me want to...
Rock, I will be using a battery to power the MallinCAM in remote places. I am not sure I will have 2 batteries on hand but may have to run the MC and a small...
Hi Rich, My earlier post still stands, after almost 20 years of running video nominal 12 Volt DC cams (of all makes, including all the MINTRON variations) from...
Hello Roland, Fortunately, most manufacturers have settled on the tip(centre) being positive as well as the intem being marked as such near its power input. ...
Thanks Jack, that is what I need to know. I am trying to avoid the "oh I should have bought that instead" situation. ... the ... and you ... at ... On ... the...
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