Re: [APML]: Anyone Autoguiding a G-11 with a Pictor XT?

["John F. Wall" <jfw@spectranet.ca>]

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Are you using the 201xt with the GM-8 or G-11 mount and was the relay realy
necessary since the losmandy electronics have a compatible input jack. 

John Wall


At 03:37 PM 7/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
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>Robin,
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>I use a 201xt and it would not work at first either.  It would just give all
>these great RA and dec readouts -- but nothing moved.  After many frustrating
>hours of trying to find out what was wrong, it turned out there was a bad
cord
>from the auto-guider to the drive electronics.  Sky&Tel's review of this unit
>(and the 208xt -- can give you cites if you need them) had the *same* bad
cord.
>Seems to be a factory q/c screw up.  After the cord was replaced it worked
fine.
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>I'm using the Relay Wil referred to (Meade 520). Kinda high priced ($100), I
>agree.  And I had Meade hook it up for me ($50, as I recall).  They said
>electrical engineers were even having trouble doing this on their own.
>
>But, after all's said and done, this unit has worked superbly for nearly two
>years now.  Nifty little auto-guider.
>
>Rx.
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