sloz1664

Nice sharp image and the colours really make it stand out.

Steve

Fabulous images Mike

Steve

That's not good is it? Where did you get the refurbished DC-201 from and, more importantly, can you return it.

Steve

Hi Jeff and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

Steve

hi and a very warm welcome back to the Lounge 😀

Steve

Hi Michele and a very warm welcome to the Lounge 

Steve

Fantastic news John. Unfortunately the 4-6 weeks will go slower than a slow thing that's slow 🐌 

Just in time for Autumn  👍

Steve

Hi and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

Steve

My QHY8 Pro had horrendous issues with frosting. I purchased an updated front end with updated 3mm glass and the addition of the desiccant tube and I rarely have dewing issues & I live next to a lake.

Steve 

18 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Thanks again Steve. I have tried everything and it’s looking like the DC-201 supply.  When plugged in to 12v the leds are a lot dimmer on that DC-201 and the fan led doesn’t illuminate.  Using the same 12V power supply with other DC-201 all working fine.

I had a look inside it, nothing obvious so I’m just wondering is it worth spending a couple of hours diagnosing it or to just buy a new one at £73.

I purchased another DC-201 and 9 pin cable after I had issues with my QHY8 pro. It eventually had to be repaired at QHY. Hopefully, sealing the threads should do the trick.

Steve

hi and a very warm welcome to the Lounge :))

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Hi and a very warm welcome to the Lounge

Steve

13 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

I cool to -20 degrees, thats the temp I use with the other QHY9 I have.  I did use the hairdryer, but didnt seal the threads.  I will open and seal again this evening to see if that works better.  QHY customer service got back to me and agreed that it is 100% moisture in the chamber causing the pins to short out.  I'm about to order a new DC-201 as the one I have isnt turning the fan on now.

Have you swapped the DC-201 to QHY9 power leads, to see it's not the cable that's at fault.

Hi Adam, What temp did you cool down to? Did you use the hairdryer & sealed the threads.

Steve

Beautifully captured processed & framed. Excellent first light

Steve

On 05/02/2020 at 14:16, FLO said:

Sounds like we're neighbours. Can I borrow some milk? 😁

Steve

Any update on the present state of affairs at the IKI Observatory?

Steve

After completing a successful job of completing the Rowan mod, all you should hear is the whine of the servo motors and any additional noises are a fault somewhere. Undo the clutches and see if the RA & Dec axis are free and moving smoothly. If not, look at this strip down & rebuild from Astrobaby. If your Ra & Dec are OK, remove the motor board and have a look to see that the belts are aligned & the timing pulley are not rubbing on the housing. I had to remove a rough segment of my housing  to allow the timing pulley to rotate freely.

Steve

Hi Simon and a very warm welcome to the Lounge 

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Hi Slingshot and a very warm welcome to the Lounge 

Steve

Hi Ed and a very warm welcome to the Lounge. From another retired old timer

Steve

Hi Nigella, Sorry for not contacting you regards automating your dome as I wanted to make sure my shutter design is working consistently. I've had some teething problems that have now been resolved.

If you want to move your dome using a drivebelt you will need at least T10 20mm wide drivebelt and the motor will need to be sprung loaded onto the dome flange to iron out any discrepancies in the dome circumference. I know presently you are not going down the computer controlled route but have a look at this DIY dome automation set-up

Steve

That looks really pristine, hopefully it should eliminate the banding issue. When you assemble the QHY9 use a hairdryer to warm up the inside of the chamber to eliminate any moisture and put a little grease or Vaseline on the cover threads to create a moisture barrier.

Steve

The same here Adam, could not open the image. some sort of parsing issue. If you feel confident, try opening the QHY9 and see if it's a moisture issue or wait for the replay from QHY.

Steve 

Hi Adam, Your image shows there is an issue with your QHY9. Contact QHY and report the issue via their Ticket System, giving as much information, images etc... If it does need repair contact Bern @Modern Astronomy I would not advise sending the camera to QHY yourself.

Steve

1 hour ago, tomato said:

Using SGP my frame and focus images on an Atik 383 have all kinds of artefacts such as white bars at the top or banding, but the downloaded and saved images from the sequence are fine. Frame and focus on a Moravian G2-8300 is OK. I seem to recall there is a fast download option that needs to be disabled for some cameras?

There has been an ongoing issue in SGPro that has been documented in the SGPro forum regarding banding on QHY cameras. This affects final images as well as frame  & focus and whether it's been resolved in the latest ver. 3.1.0.544 I don't know as I'm not imaging with my QHY8 Pro presently.

Steve