pedromreis

hahaha ... v nice. Let me see if I find some place for it thanks

for me its a 100£ tripod and mount that I would like to use to take some pics with the dslr. not expecting much. Yes, I will change those bearings, the worm and the 6007. What do you mean with needle bearings? can you elaborate or point me to some info? The EQ6 is not yet at reach ... no budget for it

Anyone can point me to a source of ptfe sheets in europe?

Cant find any supplier of those in Europe at least.. On the Dec axis is something like 74OD x 62ID and 0.5mm. Difficult size to find at least for me.

Hi all I bought an Old GC5-avgt. It needs some servicing, I want to do it myself. I've read that it could benefit from having the plastic washers/bearings changed to PTFE. Do anyone one knows the specs of these plastic bearings? Thickness, diameter, etc. I would lig to have them before I start disassembling the mount. Thanks

Tks! I'll give it a try.

I'll be using linux. I'm thinking on buying this for guiding, using some sw or connected to st4 port of the guiding system on the mount. You used it for imaging only? If for guiding, what kind of scope do you use with it?

Thanks Do you use it on a Windows or Linux system? Have you ever tried the st4 connection? For guiding? Thanks for sharing. Pedro

Hi So I want to start guiding. I've read that the t7m is a clone with same performance than the zwo. As any one tested both and confirm this? BTW, the rest of the equipment would be: - sw 150 pds + cannon 60d for imaging - eq3-2 mount with onstep - sw startravle 80 or another lighter scope for guiding... some suggestions welcome here. I can buy any of them, but I would prefer the cheap one if is the same offcourse.. Any other option on the price range also welcomed. thanks!

Well, with the 2" tripod is going to cost me around 100£. If nothing else, I keep the tripod and I will have fun taking it apart. Even if the goto is non functional I can use it for observing... What are the biggest problems with it and are they fixable by a skilled mechanic engineer? thanks for your advice.

Hi All About to buy a Celestron Advanced GT used, in bad shape, for restoring. It has no hand controller. So, my questions: - The seller says the motors are "stuck", where can I find a source for that motors? - Is it possible to control it with a computer without the hand controller? How? Thanks in advance Pedro

Anyone knows how to contact the AstroEQ developer? Still waiting to get into the forum but : Your account is still awaiting admin approval.

It moves... But I think something is not right, on the tracking mode the motor just goes back and forward... need to investigate more WhatsApp Video 2020-10-27 at 22.08.26.mp4

I think this covers all I need to try this project.... Now just need to find a power source for this

I'll take a shot at this since I don't need to buy anything to try it but my spare time... if I decide to implement it I only need the a box to enclosure all, motors mount, some pulleys and the timing belt... so Maybe next weekend I'll give it a try...

maybe nice for a dslr? is it usable with a sw 150P-DS?

Im no electronic wiz, never had any training ... but I can read and execute small elctronic projects and I do know how to program arduinos. so, lets see...

not in the site.... due to covid. But i'm looking at the schematics... with a bit of luck I should have all the parts need, arduino, motor drivers, motors, leds, capacitors, etc... maybe in the weekend I give it a try on breadboard and see how it goes...

What controller did you buy? I probably have some nema motors around ...

So, let me see if I got this right: 1 - Using the synscan upgrade + fancy cable + sw in the laptop is the easiest and most expensive way to get a GOTO system controlled by the computer with slew speed acceptable, and auto guiding (+ camera + guiding scope) 2 - Using the dual axis + some HW + sw on the laptop I can achieve auto guiding via st4 port, with slow slew speed. GOTO may be possible but slow (?) 3 - Going all DIY route I can achieve everything, if I can get everything right, including setup a pcb board to control the motors, develop firmware, drivers, etc.... (not going to happen any time soon ) I think I got 1 and 3. Need to investigate more option 2 to see if a GOTO with decent speed is possible without major hacking... Did I got this right?

Computers are my day job.. so I don't have a problem there. Nor hacking an arduino/raspberry pi/etc. Or putting together a pcb with some components and connections. I just need to understand how it works :). I'll take a look at that tks!

Hi Whats is the diference between a EQ3-2 + synscan upgrade and a EQ3 pro? Whats is the diference between a EQ3 + synscan upgrade and a EQ3-2 + Enhanced Dual-Axis DC Motor Drives (besides the obvious that it cannot find targets itself) Asking more about the quality/performance of the motors/etc..

So with that and something like this https://hackaday.io/project/4386-arduino-st4-telescope-control I could get it done right?

That st4 connection allow to control the motors via PC or only with the GOTO that is possible? I live in Portugal, and believe me I've tried to buy some used mounts, but with no luck....

Assume windows then, after the GOTO system what else do I need? The upgrade you talk about is this right? https://www.firstlightoptics.com/astronomy-mount-upgrade-kits/synscan-pro-goto-version-3-upgrade-kit-for-eq3-2.html