10 Micron Field Power

[NickMorris]

Hi there,

I was wondering if there are any portable 10 Micron users out there? It seems that the 12V => 24V adaptor from 10 micron seems to be hard to get hold of or potentially withdrawn.

Anyway was wondering if there are any other people using portable 24V power supplies that will last the night without requiring a horse to carry or a lottery win to pay with,,,,,,,

Cheers

Nick

[davew]

Hi Mick,

I use 24 volts from time to time and just use a step up transformer. Fairly cheap and no weight at all. I think it's one of those universal laptop power supplies and runs straight of a 12 v battery.

Dave.

[NickMorris]

Thanks for the reply Dave,

any idea of what part number you use and how stable the voltage is? Obviously, don't want to damage the electronics in the mount.....

Cheers

NIck

[davew]

Yep it's an MW unit model number PW00961 12v to 15, 18, 21 and 24 volts - 2.5 amps.

It runs a Takahashi mount at 24v, a Losmandy at 18v and also powers a CCD camera at 12v on occasions.

Dave.

[NickMorris]

Cheers Dave,

I will hunt that or something similar down.....

all the best

Nick

[Velvet]

baader now supply one of these that is approved for the GM1000, the previous ones they did not like.  mount will take according to site 23.5 to 28 volts.

i use the baader one and have had no problems

[perfrej]

I use a step-up one for both my mounts. The entire obsy is powered by 12V so it seems the sensible thing to do.'

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