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  1. Stuart1971
    So any idea of the back focus distance...??
  2. Stuart1971
    Hi, a little off topic but can I ask is your FS60 the C or CB version, as I am trying to find the back focus distance (from back of focuser housing to focus point) for the CB, as the system charts I have seen all contradict each other...I thought it was 151mm but have seen since it’s 163mm, any thoughts..👍🏼
  3. Stuart1971
    Hmmm, well that’s not good then...
  4. Stuart1971
    Well at room temp, yes you have to expect that....🤔 Try it at -10 and if still the same then send it back...or buy a CCD... 👍🏼
  5. Stuart1971
    Yes I understand, but I would assume that it’s hit its stop when the end of the slotted hole was hit...but maybe it would go in further...maybe @jock1958 can enlighten us...
  6. Stuart1971
    The MEF3 still looks a bit neater, and does not seem to protrude quite as far... But it’s a good reduction on the price of the MEF3..👍🏼
  7. Stuart1971
    Yes I get that, I think on this new version the metal bracket is thicker, which was needed TBH, and there is a nylon washer so I think the original would be too short, the thread on this new brass one is a lot longer..👍🏼
  8. Stuart1971
    No need as it only needs to be finger tight...it’s not taking any strain at all....
  9. Stuart1971
    RDP is on windows home too, it’s just harder to find, but it’s there....👍🏼
  10. Stuart1971
    Or just buy the cable for £15....😀
  11. Stuart1971
    I personally think Elon Musk is a much bigger threat to this hobby, than street lights....but I guess nothing we can do about that.... ☹️
  12. Stuart1971
    No, you don’t need this, just buy a blank card, and then put Astroberry or Stellarmate on from scratch, that’s all you need.... 👍🏼
  13. Stuart1971
    This is the cable you need... https://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/pegasus-stepper-motor-cable-rj45-to-db9.html and here too...Altair Astro are out of stock... https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p12467_PegasusAstro-Stepper-Motor-Cable-RJ45-to-DB9-for-UPB-and-DMFC.html
  14. Stuart1971
    This is mine
  15. Stuart1971
    Mine looks the same as yours, but I have the rj45 connector on mine, which is the in between model...all so confusing..
  16. Stuart1971
    Thats the old version of the second image I sent. They just changed the look and the connector...👍🏼👍🏼
  17. Stuart1971
    Yes totally... you are not the first and won’t be the last to be confused by this...👍🏼👍🏼
  18. Stuart1971
    This is what you have...
  19. Stuart1971
    This is the focuscube, see the extra connections....but you DONT have this....
  20. Stuart1971
    Yes as I also said the same above, is correct....the focus cube should NOT be connected to the power box, but you don’t have the focus cube, you just have the focus motor, (which is NOT called the cube) which does look like a cube but it’s not the actual focuscube product....so you need the DB9 to rj45 cable, and the wiring diagrams are on the Pegasus site...👍🏼
  21. Stuart1971
    I think you are getting the two mixed up, if you had it connected and working on your mount hub pro, then you only have the motor unit and NOT the focuscube...they are very different..
  22. Stuart1971
    If you have the focuscube, it has all the controller electronics inside it and is a stand alone unit, and MUST NOT be connected to the UPB, as it does not need to be. If you have just the Pegasus Motor this has no electronics inside and does need to be connected to the UPB focus controller
  23. Stuart1971
    Why are you confused...? Do you have just the standalone motor or full focuscube...?
  24. Stuart1971
    The wiring pinouts for the cable you need are on the Pegasus website. Don’t get it wrong or you will fry the UPB...
  25. Stuart1971
    Yes, in fact it runs better if you put your kit into a USB powered hub, as the ports on the RPI are not very powerful...so it’s recommended to use the hub, and yes the EQMOD INdI driver works fine, I use it all the time, with my EQ8 mount, and yes a game pad can be set up too... and yes to all the cables too.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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