milkeway

Do I have to spend a lot of money on a specialist outdoor 12 dc supply?  Or just putting the tpower ac dc adapter that I originally quoted in a shoe box will do the job? 

10 hours ago, Geoff Lister said:

I use a short section of A4 spine binder strip glued to each of my mounts. It holds the cable very well.

My various power supplies

Most of the time, I tend to use the plug-top supply, at the end of a mains extension lead, with the socket and supply in an old shoe box to keep off dew.

I also did some current measurements for my various mounts



Geoff

Thanks for the suggestions. I will be implementing some of those.

13 hours ago, The Admiral said:

Welcome to the forum. I use this

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/power-accessories/baader-outdoor-telescope-power-supply-128v-15a.html

Works fine.

Ian

Thanks for the advice. Is 1.5 amps enough for the motor at max speed? 

Hey  friends,

I just bought a celestron 6 se and heard that their performance when powered with 8 AA batteries is quite poor. Since I will mostly be using the scope in my backyard, I do not need a portable power supply. I am planning to buy a dc adapter from mains, but I am not sure what to buy. Would you recommend something like this?  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B071WB3754/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A850CZQOZ8GYC&psc=1

what is the optimal current draw for the operation of these scopes?

Cheers