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Dew controller power
astrogardener replied to astrogardener's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Cheer's guy's, plenty to chew over there. My rig will be in operation from dusk to dawn, so I've got to get this right. I was thinking of one of these http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p4963_Power-supply-13-8-V---6-A-max----stabilized--for-high-loads.html -
Dew controller power
astrogardener replied to astrogardener's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
I have an observatory so it's the transformer I'll need then, thanks. -
Dew controller power
astrogardener replied to astrogardener's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
So I also need a mains supply to the cigarette plug, Cheers. -
Hi all, I'm going to purchase a dew controller, probably a standard kendrick dual controller with 2 channels and 4 outputs. My question is, is it absolutely necessary to use the fused cigerette lighter plug? Are there other options? Thanks for any responses.
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Hi Dave, The stock focuser (GSO) on my RC8 was always slipping, but that's with a ccd, filter wheels and cables hanging off it, so I upgraded. I read somewhere that some guy tightened his so much that the housing cracked! They are partly made of plastic... My big frac was a new scope after the change up the the Baader
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Hi James, You want to match your CCD with the scope you'll be using. Also bear in mind the quality of sky you genrally get too. You want to aim for around 1.5 arcsec/pixel. Another decision is weather you get a ABG or NABG CCD (anti blooming or non anti blooming) NABG CCDs have no 'drains' so their QE 'quantum efficiency) is higher.
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Welcome mate, Clear skies.
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It's coming along great. It's around this time in my build that I fitted hooks inside incase of bad weather.
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Added myself, I think.
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Agreed, get down on the coast on a clear, moonless night Swift. Summer weekend camping trips with a big Dob, great fun. Join a club down there that'll have good sites and good skies.
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Altair Astro 6” Ritchey Chretien review
astrogardener replied to johnrt's topic in Member Equipment Reviews
Interesting thread guy's. Gotta say, if anyones contemplating photometry, these 'scopes are superb. A dew shield is essential and care should be taken on the ballance on the mount. Clear skies.