redtail

http://www.scopefocus.info/filterwheel

On 27/05/2020 at 11:52, Andy274 said:

People will tell you horror stories of owning an RC - mainly due to collimation.  Ive recently managed to collimate mine using David Davies's process & couldnt be happier with it.  Its not as scary as people will let you believe.

Your cameras would be a great match for that scope too - to be sure - check out CCD suitability on astronomy tools

Good luck

Cheers

Andy

can you give me a link to David Davies's process please.

I have a ts65q and agree with the above.It is my best scope.

I just bought a cem60 but had to buy from Germany as none in the uk.

Drill and tap it.

https://wix443.wixsite.com/polemaster-emulator

Hi i have the same rain sensor and it does not work unless you have a plate etc for rain to run off onto the sensor as it needs some pollutant to activate. https://www.rapidonline.com/Kemo-M152-12V-Rain-Detector-Sensor-Relay-Module-Pre-Assembled-55-2385?IncVat=1&pdg=pla-294357559827:kwd-294357559827:cmp-757438067:adg-44804851896:crv-207912323492:pid-55-2385:dev-c&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5LO9wr2U5AIVQ7DtCh3P-gLzEAQYBCABEgKE2fD_BwE read the bottom line of text.

http://www.scopefocus.info/home/rotator

Nope 2.09 is ascom pad eqmod is 2.00k.

I use  w10 with aaf2 and get problems but if i use it as poth hub in sgpro no problems,

Hi Paul can you give us details on your build...code etc.Thanks.Very nice by the way.

I use these motors on all the focusers i have built for friends.

I have been using aaf2 with sgpro and it works seamlessly,the autofocus routine is a joy to use and i have it set to refocus every degree change.Try connecting as poth hub.

before fitting

Hi Dave,i built the focuser for shand and this is how it is mounted.

I have been having the same problem with the focuser in sgpro,also the tem drops out  when the focuser moves and does not come back.

I switched to poth hub instead of aaf2 and it solved the problem.

Dave i think you have misunderstood my post,this is the solution to anyone having trouble with the aaf2 and sgpro ie select poth hub in sgpro for the focuser and it will work fine.

Hello Dave,

I am (almost) afraid to ask: Did you have a chance/time to look at the trace files I had sent earlier? There appear to be some "halt" commands and "isMoving" replies in the case of SG-Pro operation that do not appear in the trace files from your own code(s).

I still have the same problems - controlling the focuser from SG-Pro does not seem to work reliably. I think that I observed that in the beginning the focuser moves, but then SG-Pro does not even display the poition anymore (it stays stuck in the first position it had read when initializing).

Is there something I could do on my end to help you figuring out what is going on/wrong (for example a simple test for focuser movement in a) FocusAAF2 and in SG-Pro)?  I tried to understand the ASCOM driver (developer) part, but I got lost in the many details of the code.

I really would like to get AAF2 working together with SG-Pro (again, since it used to work fine a few weeks ago before the AAF2 upgrades from V2.3 to 2.4), because then I can just choose a filter, and SG-Pro would adjust the focuser position automatically. Also autofocusing, even  with temperature compensation would be possible.

Please let me know how I could help!

Thanks in advance,

Helmar

I have been having the same problem with the focuser in sgpro,also the tem drops out  when the focuser moves and does not come back.

I switched to poth hub instead of aaf2 and it solved the problem.

Can you tell me where you got the wheelchair seat lifter.

Wow,now i am on the search for a riser.

Yes of course, when development and final version is done.

Hi golyo 73 any chance of getting the  sketch and wiring mods for the modded focuser.Thanks.

Hi has anyone fitted a rotary encoder for manual focus,and if so how?

Wow these mcclellan steppers are power houses

I went with this one simply because id use them before and it worked so i just went again. They also do a bracket for it which i bought to use as a template

https://www.coolcomponents.co.uk/stepper-motor-with-cable.html

I have made another focuser with one of these steppers http://www.mclennan.co.uk/product/p542-geared-stepper-motorthey are available from rs components and are very very strong.In fact you would be pushed to to stop it.same software and driver board as the original set up.The stepper is the exactly the same stepper used in the lakeside focuser but works a lot faster than the lakeside.This maybe due to the arduino.well chuffed

If i wish to use a bipolar 4 wire stepper what changes would i have to make?

Do you mean you want an indication of some sort in the FocusAAF2 program so you can tell if the focuser is moving when you can't see it.

I have added a link to the Wiki section of the SF site http://sourceforge.net/p/arduinoascomfocuser/wiki/To-Do%20List/ to keep track of any requests - I've added yours to it.

Hi has anyone managed to get the program to show the focuser movement.I noticed golyo73 has it showing movement in APT.Thanks