Re: [APML] 2 More ST-4 questions

[steve banbury <banburys@sonic.net>]

Hi Alan--

Alan Voetsch wrote:

> I won't pretend to be an expert on this subject (or most others
> either), but I know the Meade guiders have a thermal shutdown routine.
> The SBIG cameras have an automatic routine when you disconnect from the
> operating software (CCDOps, CCDSoft, etc...). The Meades take about a
> minute, SBIGs 15-30 seconds. To the best of my knowledge, the
> explanation is that the chips need to return to ambient temperature
> before voltage removal. If you've used it for ten years, then I think
> we can assume that a thermal shutdown, for whatever reason, is
> irrelevant. But I do want to know why. That's why I've already e-mailed
> SBIG asking for an explanation.
>

I wasn't being facetious. My STV works the same way--when I want to quit, I
just flip the switch.
But, I'd be darned nervous about doing the same with an ST10 without
reading the manual first!


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