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by dpanderson
Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:00 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: Losmandy Disabled Sidereal Tracking
Replies: 8
Views: 13348

As I said before, we will gladly replace the faulty cable. Each cable is checked here after it is built. If you would like to return the cable so we can analyze it, I would appreciate that. We will pay the return shipping via USPS First Class or Priority Mail.
by dpanderson
Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:27 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Moderator approval now required for new membership
Replies: 0
Views: 25363

Moderator approval now required for new membership

I apologize for having to do this, but you would be amazed at the number of illegitimate "people" that try to post spam on a forum. Keeping the memberlist clean has become quite a job. Thus, I have decided to try filtering the membership beforehand by requiring moderator approval. I am sorry for the...
by dpanderson
Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:21 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Control your DC Focus Motor from your Computer
Replies: 0
Views: 24874

Control your DC Focus Motor from your Computer

The FCUSB is a product that allows you to control a DC focus motor (or any DC motor for that matter) by way of a USB port and software on your computer. If you are already using a computer in your observatory for other reasons, this provides a way for you to focus your telescope without fumbling aro...
by dpanderson
Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:54 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: Losmandy Disabled Sidereal Tracking
Replies: 8
Views: 13348

Jack,

Was this an RJ-12 cable you purchase from Shoestring? If so, we will gladly replace it.
by dpanderson
Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:39 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: GPINT-PT and Vixen Skysensor PC2000
Replies: 4
Views: 8276

Excellent news Ian. Glad to hear you have it working now.
by dpanderson
Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:38 am
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: HEQ5 Pro
Replies: 1
Views: 5223

I have not used K3CCDTools myself for quite a while. Does it have the ability to Reverse E/W and Reverse N/S? I know with GuideDog, if the directions are not correctly configured, it will guide itself in the wrong direction and never recover. Have you tried any other guide software, just to see if t...
by dpanderson
Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:35 am
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: Losmandy Disabled Sidereal Tracking
Replies: 8
Views: 13348

Jack, OK, I understand the problem better now. I have not heard of this behavior before, so it might take some time to sort this out. It seems very strange to me. Perhaps since it is an older mount, Losmandy used a different electrical interface than they do now. Here is a note from the Shoestring G...
by dpanderson
Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:26 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: GPUSB and Gemini don't get along
Replies: 14
Views: 19379

Thanks for the update, Glenn. I love to hear all the success stories!!
by dpanderson
Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:57 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: Guiding a Skywatcher EQ6 Pro mount
Replies: 4
Views: 9036

The folks I know that use the NexImage have not modified them. With your 120mm scope, you should have no problem guiding down to mag 7 stars, probably mag 8 or so. I do not use a focal reducer for guiding, although it could help by giving you a greater choice of guide stars within a single field of ...
by dpanderson
Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:36 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: GPINT-PT and Vixen Skysensor PC2000
Replies: 4
Views: 8276

Michael, Lets try the easy stuff first. From within GPINTCheck, have you tried all 3 possible port choices? Also, the movement will be very subtle, almost imperceptible unless you are looking through the scope under moderate to high magnification. Usually the best thing is to listen for additional m...
by dpanderson
Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:32 pm
Forum: New Product Ideas?
Topic: Celestron Nexstar 8
Replies: 5
Views: 20963

As far as a new mount goes, there are so many possibilities. Personally, I have been thinking about buying the Orion Atlas mount to get rid of the fork mount that holds my C-8.
by dpanderson
Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:56 am
Forum: New Product Ideas?
Topic: Celestron Nexstar 8
Replies: 5
Views: 20963

Ah, I didn't realize the Nexstar 8 had no autoguide port. Have you tried using the ASCOM driver for it?
http://www.ascom-standards.org/drivers.html
by dpanderson
Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:06 pm
Forum: New Product Ideas?
Topic: Celestron Nexstar 8
Replies: 5
Views: 20963

If you use the autoguide port on your mount rather than the serial port, you will not need software that emulates the scope. You can use either the GPINT-PT or GPUSB from Shoestring Astronomy to interface to the autoguide port, then use software such as GuideDog or PHDGuiding to take the images from...
by dpanderson
Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:24 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: Celestron Celestar 8
Replies: 7
Views: 15953

It has been quite a while since I have had a chance to image, so I don't recall the settings off the top of my head. I believe I just used the default setting, 15 arc seconds per second as I recall. I may have dropped them down to 10. It is not terribly critical to nail these exactly. There are ways...
by dpanderson
Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:23 pm
Forum: Shoestring Hardware and Software
Topic: RJ-11 or RJ-12
Replies: 1
Views: 5139

Sorry I missed replying to this post. RJ-11-6 and RJ-12 are different names for the same thing. There is some confusion and lack of convention in the namings of the various styles of modular connectors.