motman Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Just joined the Lounge, currently located in Ashford in deepest Kent to the Auvergne in the middle of France, next to the Chain of Puys (volcanoes) in the New Year - wonderful skies - forgot how much light the Milky Way can give out. Used to be a keen astronomer when a wee boy but had to give it up (usual reasons - college, uni, kids, divorce, mortgage, light pollution). Now these things are more or less behind me I have dusted off my ancient Charles Frank (a long gone Glasgow-based telescope outlet) 4 inch reflector and bought a Nexstar 6SE and a NexImage ccd camera. Browsing through the site I have taken the online advice and invested in a PowerTank 7Ah. So I'm looking to forward to regressing back to my wee boy days but now with the capabilties of technology not available to amateurs in the 60s and 70s.I have a question which your search engine cannot solve - The PowerTank has been on initial charge for 24h now, but the green charging light is still lit. Should I have any cause for concern?regards to all out thereTom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Tom and welcome to forumI can't help with the charging question, but there will be someone here who can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrokev Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Welcome to the lounge Tom.You may get a quicker response from the techies to your question if you post it in the equipment section.Can you post a pic of your scope? I remember Charles Frank producing some nice equipment.Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argon Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Tom and welcome to SGL. If the Nexstar 6 SE you have is as well made as my 8SE you will have a lot of fun!Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Tom and welcome to the group I have the 17Ah Powertank which has an initial charge time of 16hrs - I'd say yours is probably ok now. They come with a half charge or so and the unit is a trickle charger used just for topping up. Make sure you keep it well topped up after each session - if it drains completely you'll need a deep cycle charger to bring it back - even then it may be dead forever. If I'm outside for 4hrs - I'll put it on for 6hrs to top up - seems to work for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malx Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Dude, welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Tom,A very warm welcome to SGL, Charles Frank now that brings back memories, hope you enjoy the forum.John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Baby Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hello Tom and a warm welcome to SGL.phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Tom and welcome to the forum.Clear skies and hope your battery is fully charged by now!James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark7331 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Tom. Welcome to SGL. The first time I charged my powertank it was well over 24 hours so don't worry. Also as BrantUK stays it's probably ok. You won't hurt it by using it and then charging again.Welcome aboard.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agelesslink Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 hello tom!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talitha Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi from Wisconsin and welcome to the group, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan of Borg Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hello and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Welcome Tom, amature astronomy has come a long way in just a few years but clouds remain the same unfortunately, clear skies.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just looking Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hi Tom and welcome from me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Welcome to SGL, Tom!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesty Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 welcome:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Hello Tom and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt c Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Welcome to the forum Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Hi Tom, welcome to the forum.As previous posts have already stated, don't worry about the battery just yet. I bought I one of the cheaper ones, and with the trickle charger supplied, it took nearly a week to get charged.Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutly Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Hi and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weso Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 hi from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Hello and welcome from Reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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