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How long have you had it? And how long does it take to charge? My last lead battery went kaput -
The smaller one has the 12v output for the celestron power lead. It doesn’t have the cigarette socket 😕
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That is super annoying then because it likely means that I can't use the smaller version of the power tank at all. It looked from the pictures like they are the same type of sockets 😕 did you have a link to the multisocket adaptor from halfords? would be interested to see it
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certainly sounds like a good recommendation to me but I guess i will see. My rig so far has cost me a lot and I have run out of money :') I was planning on getting a smaller one and then upgrading in the future. Seeing as you actually have one, have you tried plugging your EQ6-R in via the supplied celestron cable? the one that has the double ended 2.1mm ends? It plugs into the 12V 5A power port (not the car battery adaptor port)? I assume that will work fine for my HEQ5? the cheaper lithium battery doesn't have the car battery adaptor port built in.
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Hi thanks for the reply. yes, i would assume that the 2amps is needed for slewing only. I wouldn't say what i put is wrong.... just not the full story XD I was more worried that the output of the battery wasn't high enough. I noticed that someone had posted on a different forum, stating that theirs kept cutting out, but it turned out that they had used this power pack with an AZ-EQ6, which needed 4 amps, and therefore the powerpack clearly wasn't adequate. online price is £115... which yes is super expensive... but lead batteries can die after 200 charges if you are unlucky.... and my last powertank died because I didn't charge it up after a few weeks. The larger version is an extra £100 though.... which is quite a lot of money 😕 unless there are other brands?
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Has anyone used the celestron lithium powertank (the small one, not the pro version) with a skywatcher HEQ5? It looks like it should be perfect but that is coming from someone who is relatively clueless From the skywatcher specs, it looks like the mount needs 2 amps of current, and the powertank supplies 3, so that should be good? It also looks like the power cable is a double-ended tip-positive 2.1 mm plug, so i assume that even though it doesn't have one of those 12V car battery inputs, it shouldn't matter right? (just to save people some time, i'm not going to bother with a lead battery / leisure battery / jump-start pack / etc)
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From the album: Jupiter
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From the album: Lunar
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From the album: Lunar
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From the album: Jupiter
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From the album: first dso - m31, andromeda
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From the album: Jupiter
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From the album: Jupiter
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1st attempt at Andromeda Oct 09 err....
willcastle commented on PhoenixRising's gallery image in Member's Album
hahaha! excellent! how did u manage this?! a single frame for me came out better than this! your other ones are much better than mine tho! -
From the album: first dso - m31, andromeda
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From the album: saturn 21/05/11
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From the album: saturn 21/05/11
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my first attempts
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From the album: Saturn
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