Last night, the clouds finally cleared out, so I dragged out the GP and hooked everything up, fired up the sky sensor, and away I went. However, with the 4"...
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Bo Sandström
bo.sandstrom@...
Aug 20, 1998 10:57 pm
... As long as it can emulate LX200 or Ultima 2000 it shall be ok as the Skymap supports these. The intresting thing to find out is wether it will make a full...
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Bo Sandström
bo.sandstrom@...
Aug 20, 1998 10:57 pm
... I have not had my mount apart, but I am trying to think here... If the motor surges it sounds as if the load on the motor is variable. The balance can have...
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Peter Khor
peter.khor@...
Aug 21, 1998 10:09 pm
I've been thinking of putting up a GP or GP.D head on a permanent pier that will be covered from the elements when not in use; I'll leave the OTA and SS2K hand...
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Michael Barry
mabarry@...
Aug 24, 1998 11:34 pm
On Saturday night I had my first chance to use my new ss2k, and I must say I am pleased. I have been working toward this day since last December, and I think...
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Jennifer Wilson
jennifer.f.wilson@...
Aug 26, 1998 5:45 pm
Hi everyone, as a complete dunce when it comes to mechanical things, although I can connect all the bits together on Gipsy-8 (my Celestron GP-C8), I was ...
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Mike Coffin
mhc@...
Aug 26, 1998 9:25 pm
I thought it was very easy. I was being really careful, and it took maybe an hour. First you install the gears on the shafts with an allen wrench. Be sure to...
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Lazy Bone
jtgill@...
Aug 26, 1998 9:26 pm
... Jen, the skysensor and motors together are very light. They come in a very small box, and probably weigh less than 2 pounds or so. BUT, you will most...
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J T Gill
jtgill@...
Aug 31, 1998 3:48 am
Well, lately I've been having a little trouble with my SS2K unit, or one of the motors, I should say. SOemtimes the motor will just stop for no apparent...
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john a howard
jahoward@...
Aug 31, 1998 9:48 pm
... Hi Jeff, The same thing happened to me, motor ran slow and made a noise like a gear was loose in the motor. My dealer returned it to Orion and they ...
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J T Gill
jtgill@...
Sep 1, 1998 3:02 am
Hello john a howard, on 31-Aug-98 16:48:30, you said, ... Damn. After all the trouble I've had I was hoping not to have to go through that crap with them...
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Ken Lynch
lynchkj@...
Sep 1, 1998 11:12 am
Anyone care to determine the SS2k motor's manufacturer name and number? I admit it, I'm trying to clone the high slew speed of the SS2k on my SP mount. Orion...
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Judy King
jaking1@...
Sep 1, 1998 8:24 pm
... Hi, Ken, I didn't note the part number when I had the unit apart a while back, but I am probably sending one of them back. The motor is in a casing that...
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Kenn Lynch
lynchkj@...
Sep 1, 1998 8:57 pm
Jeff I would truely appreciate it! And of course I will share any info I can aquire about sources, prices etc with you and the rest of the group. The SS2k...
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J T Gill
jtgill@...
Sep 2, 1998 2:17 am
Hello Kenn Lynch, on 01-Sep-98 15:58:39, you said, ... Says servo motor right on the inner casing, I remember that much. JT ...
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Bo Sandström
bo.sandstrom@...
Sep 2, 1998 10:42 pm
... The manual says that these motors are DC-motors with encoders giving pulses, the movement done by supplying voltage from the hand unit and positioning by...
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J T Gill
jtgill@...
Sep 3, 1998 12:21 am
Hello Bo Sandström, on 01-Sep-98 18:24:03, you said, ... I think that's probably the hard part about trying to duplicate these motors, the encoders are built...
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Valoo
valoo@...
Sep 5, 1998 1:03 pm
Two questions - maybe one will provide the answer to the other. What is the latest info on the ROM upgrades? Where to obtain, What features are added, How much...
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Jennifer Wilson
jennifer.f.wilson@...
Sep 5, 1998 9:45 pm
FYI. Leisuretec here in the UK http://www.leisuretec.mail.co.uk/catalog/31.html look like they are advertising the parts of the SS2000 seperately on this page...
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Judy King
jaking1@...
Sep 6, 1998 1:50 am
... Vixen is saying they will have an english language website by mid autumn. We shall see. As for the rom upgrade, I don't think it's quite in the pipeline...
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Valoo
valoo@...
Sep 16, 1998 11:54 pm
Has anyone had any luck connecting their SS2K to a PC or Mac to download satellite data? I have tried a number of cable configurations from both a PC and a Mac...
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Miquel Rigo Vidal
mrigo@...
Sep 18, 1998 9:30 pm
Hello! My name is Michael. This is my first e-mail to the list. I live in Mallorca, a Balearic Island, in the Mediterranean Sea. I have a Vixen VC200L with a...
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Bo Sandström
bo.sandstrom@...
Sep 20, 1998 11:16 pm
Hi everybody, I got my SS2K on friday. I put it on my GP-DX on saturday and started to read the manual, making dry runs to get familiar with the menus and all...
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Miquel Rigo Vidal
mrigo@...
Sep 22, 1998 10:47 am
I have a a SkySensor 2000 just updated to PC version. Also, I have a problem with the comunication to the computer. I have a home made cable that work fine...
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Miquel Rigo Vidal
mrigo@...
Sep 23, 1998 4:30 pm
For the users that have problems send orbit parameters to SS2k from a PC, here there is the explanation how I make: I use the Hyperterminal program (Windows 95...
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Bo Sandström
bo.sandstrom@...
Sep 23, 1998 5:48 pm
... I have tried to control the Skysensor from the Skymap Pro 4 with no luck. I have mailed Chris Marriott for some advice about his lX200 driver software. I...
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Judy King
jaking1@...
Sep 23, 1998 7:30 pm
... It could be a cable problem. Serial communications can get really odd at times. The sky sensor should certainly understand ACK. JT ...
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Bo Sandström
bo.sandstrom@...
Sep 23, 1998 9:15 pm
... It seems I have really stirred up a hornets nest with my recent postings and mails to various persons. The mails are buzzing around the globe and passing...
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Judy King
jaking1@...
Sep 24, 1998 12:06 am
... Hmmmm. It still doesn't seem very likely that Vixen would make such a simple mistake, but maybe that got through. Have you cc'ed to Hideo Tsuchida yet?...
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Bo Sandström
bo.sandstrom@...
Sep 24, 1998 4:50 pm
... I got this through Cleas Thunälv, Astromedia from Robert Tsuchida <RTsuchida@...> ... Regards Bo Sandström ...
