... CdC has a night vision mode that works pretty well (at least on my laptop). You might have to play with the color for the ground - the default color is a...
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Try this for red screen: go to an office supply store and by a red document protector. Get the kind with a little flap on the top and hook the flap over the...
John Very many thanks. Orion technical support in the USA has been incredibly helpful, a really first class plus service, and sent three shims to me here in...
... top of ... GO to our "Files" section, open the folder "Cooling and Circulating Fans in XT's", open the folder "Thermal Management", and read the document...
I've been watching this thread for a little while and haven't seen the S&T article mentioned yet (or maybe I missed it?). Anyway, the gist was that blowing...
... seen the S&T article mentioned yet (or maybe I missed it?). Anyway, the gist was that blowing against the back of the mirror was most effective for...
... Yes, most modern laptops do not have a serial port in order to save space. If you don't like radioshack(like I), you can find these adaptors at many...
- Using the rear fan to 'suck' air past the mirror wasn't ... I strongly agree with this. I used the same technique with my 8" reflector. There is a noticable...
For what it is worth, I just did a quick check of ebay and found 286 hits for USB to Serial adapter. Most are about 8.00 with a buy it now. I'm sure your...
... Anyway, ... somewhat ... solution. ... I ... the s&t articles are in the 2004 may & june, or june & july issues. i checked it out at my local library as...
... issues. ... that ... blowing ... The install Gene and I came up with allows you to have your cake and eat it, too. The fans are blowing on the back of the...
From an aerodynamic perspective, pulling the air through the OTA onto the mirror seems to be the most effective method of cooling. 1. the OTA will serve as an...
... it. Makes sense, for sure. I'm not home to check my S&T's right now, but it was my understanding that the boundary layer becomes a non- issue once the...
I would like to make my own cable also. What is the cable pin-out? RJ? to DSUB9 ... 286 hits ... I'm sure ... many do ... cable for my ... in my ... just...
Hi All I've started this project, but have gotten very little done due to other commitments. A question though on the material used for the Ring baffle. I...
... other commitments. A question though on the material used for the Ring baffle. I have made the ring baffle out of the same material Gene used in his...
you cannot make an adaptor cable to go from usb to rs232; you need a translator for the electronic signals as well as the cable pinouts. $8 is cheap for one. i...
I got the Intelliscope specs off Mark de Smet's webpage, http://www.upl.cs.wisc.edu/~de-smet/intelliscope.html. Note that his phone handset plug picture with...
Just want to clarify I did not make an adapter but a made the cable you can get from Orion (DB9/Handset). The page that someone mentioned is what I used as...
... FYI, we have had several problems with different devices (non telescope related) that would work with one brand of adaptor and not another. 8 bucks is not...
... in his article. However, I find that the material now cut does not lay flat over the entire circle. It's a very good fit but one area dips or buckles...
... what I did, I couldn't get it to lay flat. ... better ... Have you actually had a problem with your primary mirror dewing up outside, as opposed to when...