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Gmx76

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  1. Got some jumpers and cables on order, but in meantime trying the firmware load. Do these look like correct settings?
  2. Just had a read of this, that's a really well laid out guide and should make things easier. thanks for sharing that
  3. you will need some jumpers (2pin) connectors for the microstepping if not already have them they go underneath the the stepper drivers on the cnc3 driverboard. sorry can you be totally explicit, what do I need (can you send a link) Thanks @fozzybear
  4. Thanks I did see that. I just literally cut it off? Don't need to do anything else?
  5. @Lens cap so all the electronic parts have arrived and i have a question. My Nema 17 motors have come with fairly short (30cm) cables with no connectors, just bare cables. Is this enough length, and do i need to buy a couple of Dupont 4 pin connectors?
  6. Yes its a tracking motor. 🙂 Thanks for the explanation, and it makes sense. I think one person on the onstep page did an eq3-2 direct driven but looks like he used gears.
  7. Might be a dumb question but why use pulleys and belts and not connect the motors direct? I have a RA motor which just connects directly.
  8. Wemos and CNC boards have arrived, drivers and motors on their way. Going to get that working and will order pulleys after that, thanks for your help so far @Lens cap
  9. hi @Lens capi'm going to start buying up stuff based on your recommendations above, just have a couple of questions. Is any soldering needed? Also, what do you use to power your onstep?
  10. Looks very affordable. And I hear good things. I'm going to try the onstep route though as it seems not too hard and much cheaper.
  11. thanks so much, think I am actually going to do it. It might take a little time but I appreciate the support , cheers
  12. Hi @lenscap I saw in another post that you have built your own onstep for eq3. I'm not that handy but now thinking about it, one of my friends teaches electronics, so could get some help. Would you mind sharing how you did your onstep please?
  13. Thanks @lenscap. Not too confident with the DIY thing but appreciate it's a good cheap way to go. Do you know if anyone sells pre-built versions of these? As for micro goto I realise its more push then goto. I do have a az-gti in eq mode. Would you happen to know what the x60 compares to on the 1-9 scale in synscan?
  14. Thanks for that. Must say I emailed astro-tech to see if it supports plate solving late last night and had an email back within a few hours saying yes. So that's promising. Just got my eq3 but maybe next month I can buy this. Trying to do AP as cheap as possible!
  15. Hi, I am picking up a cheap eq3-2 tomorrow and am considering cheap goto upgrade options. Does anyone have any experience of using SimpleDreamEQ3? Primary usage would be for EEVA and some light imaging. Thanks
  16. hi, just wondering if anyone has had experience with the 130PDS on the AZ-GTI in EQ mode for EEVA/imaging. I realise with accessories it will be at the limit, is it worth a try? (have the GTI now but looking to change my 72ed to something with more light gathering capability). Thanks
  17. Mac version of ALS? I just downloaded from your website. Does it support Mac? I'm on Catalina. Not in front of it now, will try to add version details later.
  18. oacapture detects the camera easily, but after some testing of oacapture / jocular I am getting a similar result (invalid) oaCapture-20210527-105455000192.fits oaCapture-20210527-105456000201.txt
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