Re: [APML]: Astrophotography setup

[Wil Milan <wmilan@airdigital.com>]

Thank you for the information, Reinhard; I appreciate it.

Wil Milan


Reinhard Ilk wrote:

>
> Wil Milan wrote:
> >
> > Reinhard,
> >
> > Can you provide more information about the Boxdoerfer drive corrector, such
> > as perhaps a link where I could find out more about it?
>
> Sorry, there is no web page about Boxdoerfer products. The manual I
> received is in German only. So if you do understand some German, I could
> send a hardcopy to you via snail mail. If you don't, I'd suggest you
> contact Boxdoerfer directly and ask them for product information in
> English.
>
> Name: PowerFlex MTS-3
> Power supply: 8-15 V =
> Reverse polarity protection up to 40V
> Fuse 1.6A
> Control unit for unipolar and bipolar stepper drives (max. 0.6 A /
> phase)
> Backlash compensation in Dec.
> PEC
> Independently programmable corrector speeds (+/- 6% to +/- 100%)
> Solar and Lunar tracking rates
> Jack for ST-4
>
> I have heard that there is a new improved model MTS-3LP.
> Less power consumtion and an optional LCD are the most important
> features.
>
> Price MTS-3: DEM 540.- (US$ ~300.-)
> Additional cost for LCD: DEM 240.- (US$ ~135.-)
> ST-4-cable: DEM 35.- (US$ 20.-)
>
> Adress:
> Boxdoerfer Elektronik
> Zum Gries 7
> D-96317 Kronach
> Fed.Rep. GERMANY
> Voice/fax: +49 9261 53853
>
> Kind regards
>
> Reinhard
> (ilkr@ping.at)
> Vienna, Austria