Hi all,
I use the normal supplied cable to power my Skywatcher 10" Dob. Battery cables on one end.....power connector on the other. It's worked fine for years. But lately the car lighter section halfway along the cable has become very unstable. Often I have to twist one part inside the other backwards and forwards to get the LED light to illuminate. If I push it in hard, it comes on, but as soon as I let go, it goes out again. Sometimes it flickers, sometimes it's stable....but often it'll go out of it's own accord as I'm using the scope, which is obviously frustrating as it means I have to re-align, etc, as I use Synscan app to control the scope and track objects. So does anyone know if it's possible to just cut-out the lighter section, and just re-attached the loose ends (using small connectors of some kind)? I'll never use the car lighter function, so it's of no great loss! If it's a simple cut-and-paste job, at least I'll have a stable power supply again. Of course I can tell which lead is positive/negative at one end due to coloured clamps, but what about the other end? Will it damage the scope if I accidentally connect negative to positive, or will it simple not work until I connect P to P and N to N? Many thanks!