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Sky-Watcher Explorer 150P DS and HEQ5 Pro Unboxing
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COMPLETED - Sky-watcher eco star 72ED with celestron x-cel eyepiece. Diagonal and ax-eq avant tripodBy I-d-b
Sky-watcher eco star 72ED with celestron x-cel eyepiece. Diagonal and ax-eq avant tripod
for sale in Worthing.
excellent condition.
£290
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By gerardsheldon
I tested the tracer polymer battery over a six hour period and although the red light on the HEQ5 flashed most of the time, and more rapidly as time went on, the mount moved so that the time on setting circles changed by six hours, suggesting the mount will track OK. (the test was carried out during the day). I did not try to get the telescope to point in a different direction using the handset.
1) Should I be bothered by the flashing lights on the HEQ5 mount?
2) Is tracer misleading people by saying their batteries are 12 volts? (they say that their discharge curves are flat)
I found that the battery's voltage falls. Below is from the Tracer datasheet.
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Built-in Fuel Gauge - 5 colour LED fuel gauge mounted externally to show charge level. LED Status:
3 green & 2 red: Battery fully charged 11.7V
2 green & 2 red: Over 50% capacity 11.4V
1 green & 2 red: Over 20% capacity 11.1V
2 red: Less than 20% capacity 10.7V 1 red:
Less than 10% capacity 10.3V No lights: Battery empty 8.25V
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Thanks
Gerard
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By Oslet
Sooo...I'm getting quote frustrated here. This spring I tested my HEQ5 with guiding. The synscan controller was connected to the computer trough the USB plug on the hand controller. This worked like a charm in my living room. On the new controllers you dont need the rs cable. But when I tried the whole thing with guide cameara for some live shooting, it just did not work. I get something wrong with the com port in decice manager, driver not working. I have tried 3 different drivers. The whole thing responded, connected and was guiding when i did a dummy test before the summer. So setup is pc-synscan via usb for pulse guiding. Can it be a problem with windows 10? What t h.... just happened? Where can I find a driver that works? And believe me it worked 5 months ago, argh. Thanks for any respons and support
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By Rza
As title. Not the best to look at cosmetically but in good working order.
Mount has upgraded latitude bolts.
Will throw in the following:
Sky-Watcher power supply
HiteCastro DC focus controller
EQDIR cable to control mount from laptop
Long UK plug mains power cable
USB hub
Lovely Lords Cricket bag
£375 ONO
Based in Kent near Maidstone.
Collection only.
Cheers
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By Sky-searcher
Quick view of the moon at 7am this morning, as it’s been too cloudy since my 150p arrived earlier this week. Getting happier with my setup now, more of what I envisaged a few months ago when I purchased the mount & Mak. There is quite a lot of overlap with the two scopes, but using the Mak a lot for Bino viewing & enjoying it. A few bits of tweaking with the 150p ( flocking, RACI, RDF, motor focuser & cooling fan) over the coming months are planned. Looking forward to the darker nights, but not the cold 😂
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