Sesto Senso2 and Pocket Powerbox Advance

[Padraic M]

Hi, does anyone happen to know what size the Sesto Senso 2 power socket is? I've just got a PPBADV and the power cable supplied won't fit the SS2. I need an adapter or a different cable.

[Dinglem]

Hi @Padraic M I have them both and I ordered some of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005KCGM96/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1   as from memory the sesto is a 5.5 to 2.5 and the PPPAV is 5.5 to 2.1.

But to be on the safe side I also ordered some of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004HTFCYY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1   

I would check for you but I've had to store all my stuff away for the time being.

Edited May 10, 2021 by Dinglem
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[Padraic M]

@Dinglem that's great, thanks for that info, they look just the ticket.

[Hogarth]

These work great with the PocketPBA and the Sesto 

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/astronomy-cables-leads-accessories/lynx-astro-silicone-power-cable-21mm-dc-jack-to-25mm-dc-jack.html

[Padraic M]

@Hogarth Thanks - another good option!

[teoria_del_big_bang]

21 hours ago, Dinglem said:

Hi @Padraic M I have them both and I ordered some of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005KCGM96/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1   as from memory the sesto is a 5.5 to 2.5 and the PPPAV is 5.5 to 2.1.

But to be on the safe side I also ordered some of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004HTFCYY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1   

I would check for you but I've had to store all my stuff away for the time being.

Hi I also have the PPBADV and the Sesto Senso (but V1) and confirm what @Dinglem says.

The PPBADV is 5.5 / 2.2 mm, I have checked and looked din the manual:

And the Focuser is 5.5 / 2.5 mm
Again I have checked and looked in the manual

The fact that 5.5 / 2.1 and 5.5 / 2.1 are so similar really bugs me and I wish all Astro suppliers had just chosen to use 5.5 / 2.5 mm as you can fit a 2.5 core cable on a 2.1 connector as the smaller pin fits inside the bigger socket but you then have a very poor connection.

Although you now do not need the adapters as suggested I do recommend getting some in case this happens again they at least get you going but really you need two types, a 2.5 male to 2.1 female and a 2.1 male to 2.5 female.

I also put a label on all my cables like this to state which one it is a 2.1 or 2.5 mm because otherwise you just end up trying them and seeing they fit.

There is a sort of colour code on the very ends of the plugs and some are black, some yellow, white, blue etc but not all manufacturers follow the same colour code so that is useless.

Steve

 

[teoria_del_big_bang]

I actually got THESE 90 degree adapters for my focusser so I could use a standard 2.1 mm cable that came with the PPBADV and I found the angled connector kept the cable run a lot neater and out of the way of other things.

Steve

Edited May 11, 2021 by teoria_del_big_bang

[Padraic M]

@teoria_del_big_bang yes, isn't it irritating that the standards are so close but yet not interoperable! To make matters worse - and to prove that I've not gone mad/blind/stupid, having read the SS2 manual many times trying to find the information that you pointed out above - my manual doesn't say that! Aargh! Also, still waiting for PLL customer support to come back to me... not great. Love the SS2 though, apart from this little issue.

Manual version information:

[teoria_del_big_bang]

I checked with the current on line manual

sesto-senso-2-user-manual

Steve

[Padraic M]

Wow - same version number, same date, different information!

[teoria_del_big_bang]

Hmm, very odd, and even more so that the very thing that is missing is the thing you were looking for 🙂 

Steve