Simon Dunsmore

There are three terminals on the switch. Presently the middle one is left blank

Thanks for the reply. Do I just touch one of the tester prongs on the tab on the rear (inside) and another on the wall (inside) of the socket to test?

The battery is pretty old but the output seems good 12.75v I'll check the sockets but they do light up when the switch is flicked. Thanks again Simon

Hi and thanks for your quick reply. Wiring diagram attached. I'm not sure if this would make any difference but I repeated this for two sockets. Please forgive my ignorance, but would the switches and sockets still light up if wired incorrectly? Thanks Simon Wiring Diagram.pdf

Hi Folks, I could do with a little help from any electrical boffins out there. I usually run my mount and gear from the mains when imaging at home. However, I plan to take the rig out to a dark sky sight, so decided to build a portable power supply. I had a 45amp hour car battery going spare so purchased some cigar lighter sockets and 2x 12v switches and following a wiring diagram installed the components in a suitable plastic container. So far so good, when I switch it on, the switches and LEDs in the sockets light up. Output from the battery is measuring 12.75v but no power to the mount. I'm using the same leads that I use with the mains set up so I know they're good. Any suggestions??? Thanks Simon

Hi Folks, Quick question, I need to replace the finderscope shoe on my Skywatcher 72ED. My question is, do i need to disassemble the focuser to do this. I'm unsure if the bolt that holds the shoe in place has a nut on the inside of the tube that would fall off if I unscrewed it or is it threaded into the body of the scope? Thanks for your help Simon

Brilliant, thanks I'll check these out

Hi, Thanks for your reply. I purchased the book and it must have been updated recently as it covers stacking in Affinity. Finding it a good basis but will definitely be checking out the videos. Great to hear from seasoned user of astrophotography editing software your opinion means a great deal, thanks. Cheers Simon

Thanks Mark, Purchased a copy and finding it really helpful. Cheers

Brilliant, thanks. I'll take a look

Hi Folks, I'm in need of a little advice from the corporate brain. I've finally managed to capture some good data. I've installed Affinity photo but I just can't get my head around this editing thing. Can anyone recommend a series of you tube or even a singular video that will get me started? I'm looking to edit an image of the veil nebula if that helps. Thanks in advance for your recommendations Simon

Tada!!!

OK, so the tube arrived today. Just about perfect for the sensor, just one wrap of tape and it's nice and tight. Tube is 30cm long. I have some sticky back plastic to wrap it in, then I'll zip tie it in place.

Will do!

Will do!

That one would have been perfect. However, I just ordered a 8mm OD with 5mm ID alluminium tube. I'm thinking to mount it just under the guidescope on the dovetail bar using zip ties.

Hi, Funnily enough, I was just looking at the same thing. I couldn't find aluminium tubing with a 5mm inner diameter. The sensor arrived today and its 4.5mm at the widest point.

Hi and thanks for your reply. I'm planning on running the probe through a length of alluminium pipe with the sensor part exposed and then mounting in atop the scope so that it extends out past the front of the rig. Just a neater solution than having it hanging downward. Still waiting for it to arrive and so looking for a suitable bit of tube. Thanks again for the reply. Simon

Hi Folks, Anyone out there who could tell me the measurements of the zwo eaf temperature sensor? I need to know the widest measurement at the sensor end. Cheers Simon

Hi Folks, Anyone out there who could tell me the measurements of the zwo eaf temperature sensor? I need to know the widest measurement at the sensor end. Cheers Simon

Hi Folks, Anyone out there who could tell me the measurements of the zwo eaf temperature sensor? I need to know the widest measurement at the sensor end. Cheers Simon

Hi, Thanks, that's very kind and much appreciated. I have ordered a slightly different model, but may come back to you if that's OK. Cheers Simon

Hi, Nice job!!

Thanks 😊

Hi Thanks for your comments. I'm thinking more for a secure way to hold the image train Do you know what thread is on the ed72?