ServoCAT system repaired and working great!
I am amazed by how well my UC18 is tracking now that I replaced the broken plastic gear. Makes me wonder how long it had been at least partially damaged. I figured out that it is so important not to
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Richard
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#6684
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Re: Dont do what I did!
Gary, When I installed the slotted teflon slide to support ServoCAT I wondered if the UC would benefit if both sides had the slotted teflon and perhaps wider slots. Richard
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Richard
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#6683
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Re: Dont do what I did!
Richard, Note that wasn't necessarily specifically addressed to you re balance... but I will add this caveat to UC owners out there. The UC is a different beast in that it has full length Teflon pads
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K9RX - Gary
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#6682
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Re: Dont do what I did!
I "can't" turn the VMB 90 deg due to my addons so I just shortened the counter weight tube and remove the secondary to fit into the Pelican case. I am going to follow the rule in boy scouts to make
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Richard
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#6681
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Re: Dont do what I did!
Yes indeed! The 18UC was a difficult design for fitting a ServoCAT as the criteria given to me by Dave at the time, when he dropped off the prototype, was that it not only had to "work" as normally
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K9RX - Gary
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#6680
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Dont do what I did!
Dont let your scope hit anything while slewing! ?And dont over tighten the set screw.
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Richard
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#6679
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Re: Oops, I broke my sprocket
I have sent another email. BC
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Bill Conrad
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#6678
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Re: Oops, I broke my sprocket
Bill, I did not get your email. rmille64@... Richard
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Richard
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#6677
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Re: Oops, I broke my sprocket
Richard: I have sent you an email off-list. Bill Conrad
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Bill Conrad
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#6676
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Re: Backlash
Richard, Sorry to hear of your issues with the tracking system on your UC. Hope you can get it fixed fairly quickly. Jack Jack Huerkamp Jack's Astro Accessories, LLC 38388 Pine Street Pearl River, LA
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Jack Huerkamp
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#6675
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Backlash
I think I know what may have happened. I have too much stuff now in my rocker and while moving the Alt I think my mirror impacted something and halted the scope. After this is when I noticed the
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Richard
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#6674
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Oops, I broke my sprocket
Gary, I broke my sprocket while attempting to remove my backlash.? I over tightened the set screw and broke the sprocket. Any advice--can Bill sell me a new sprocket?
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Richard
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#6673
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Re: [>|ServoCAT] New camera-more power through my powered ground board
Gary, Will do. Richard @groups.io <[email protected]> On Behalf Of K9RX - Gary Sent: Sunday, November 5, 2023 4:49 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ServoCAT] New
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Richard
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#6672
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Re: New camera-more power through my powered ground board
be sure to use 2 diodes so that neither backfeeds the other.
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K9RX - Gary
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#6671
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Re: New camera-more power through my powered ground board
Gary, I will try your suggestion of a diode switched LiFePo battery. ?I love fault tolerance designs! Richard
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Richard
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#6670
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Re: New camera-more power through my powered ground board
Richard, I don't know if you have my PGB or not - I believe you do (and you would if it is an Obsession 18UC). I think Mickey has a different one supplied by StarStructure. The spring pressure on the
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K9RX - Gary
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#6669
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Re: New camera-more power through my powered ground board
Mickey, The Eagle4S has power distribution and measures voltage and current for each port. ?It also has a sky quality meter. ?It runs all my software: ?MallincamSky, Stellerarium, play, my VB.net
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Richard
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#6668
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Re: New camera-more power through my powered ground board
Excellent image Richard. As for the ground board contacts buried in the bottom. Every year since I had the problem you describe, (losing power) I disassemble the scope and remove those little copper
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Mickey Huffman
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#6667
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New camera-more power through my powered ground board
All, I now have a bunch of gear on my UC18.? A Win10 PC with an I3 processor (Eagle4S pulls one amp just for itself), a motorized focuser, Mallincam DS10CTEC, Pegasus USB 3 Hub, dew heater, filter
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Richard
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#6666
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Re: Suddendly developed backlash on the Alt
The set screw was part of the ServoCAT I installed on the UC. Sent: Friday, November 3, 2023 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ServoCAT] Suddendly developed backlash on the Alt Was this
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Richard
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#6665
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