Re: [APML] (OT?) got the STV, and questions about it & Losmandy

["warren and amy keller" <warhen@mindspring.com>]

Paul,
         After the boy geniuses at a local RS gave me the deer in the
headlights look, the nearest Walmart phone area had the 6 prong!
Warren
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Hunsberger <atillahuns@cinci.rr.com>
To: astro-photo@seds.org <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Monday, February 12, 2001 10:19 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] (OT?) got the STV, and questions about it & Losmandy


>I'm not an EE, but it is my understanding that the STV takes about 2 amps
to
>operate.  There is a fused connection to the on-board 12v supply from the
>losmandy.  If you draw the power through the controller, you may blow
fuses.
>Try a splitter from the battery with separate fuses, or separate 120v power
>supplies.
>
>Regards,
>
>Paul Hunsberger
>http://www.paulandpeggy.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-astro-photo@seds.org [mailto:owner-astro-photo@seds.org]On
>Behalf Of dtlocke
>Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 9:43 PM
>To: astro-photo@seds.org
>Subject: [APML] (OT?) got the STV, and questions about it & Losmandy
>
>
>All,
>
>Got my STV last week after a fairly short wait through Anacortes.  I was
>able to
>get it running the first night despite zero guider/CCD experience.  The
>biggest
>problem was figuring out how to focus while dodging the clouds (with numb
>hands).  Haven't tried it as a guider yet, and I haven't tried the efinder
>thing
>as it is out of stock.
>
>I had a bit of panic when I found my hand controller didn't work.  I
>realized
>that the splitter I bought for both the CCD input and the hand controller
>input
>only had 4 wire; need 6.  Anybody got an extra six pin splitter???  Radio
>Shack
>didn't seem to have 'em either in stock or in their catalog.
>
>I'm getting conflicting info on this matter and I'd like comment from
anyone
>with first hand experience:  What's up with powering a GM8 & STV from the
>same
>source?  One person told me he does it with no problem.  SBIG seems to
>recommend
>their relay box be used, but I have an email into them with specific
>questions.
>Email to Scott hasn't been returned.
>
>The GM8 manual has the following:  "Can I plug my SBIG auto-guider into the
>same
>power source as my drive system? Yes and no. The ST-4 and ST-5 can be
>plugged
>into the same power supply. The ST-6 and greater can NOT be. You must have
a
>different power source, they can NOT be tide together in anyway."
>
>Any EE's out there care to explain why this is an issue in the first place?
>;-)
>
>-Dick
>
>
>
>
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