Re: [APML] Need Help With Meade 9mm Guiding Eyepiece

["Bert Katzung" <katzung1@attbi.com>]

If Mike's Meade EP is like the corded one I used to use, the lowest
brightness available with the keypad brightness control is still much too
bright. I ended up cutting off the cord, and soldering the wires via a
RadioShack 10K rheostat to a 3 volt photo battery. Kludgy but worked much
better for faint stars. Then I switched to an Orion cordless and that works
fine as is.
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@attbi.com
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Voetsch" <critter12952@yahoo.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Need Help With Meade 9mm Guiding Eyepiece


> --- Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com> wrote:
> > You don't have a variable brightness adjuster for
> > the reticle illuminator? You can buy one at
> > www.kendrick-ai.com. Dimming the reticle should
> > allow you to see guide stars.
>
> Matt and Mike,
>
> Mike said he was able to adjust the brightness, but if
> that's the case, why is he not able to see a
> guidestar. Mike you should be able to dim down to the
> point where the lines are barely visible, even
> invisible. Is that the case here?
>
> >but when I turn the
> > recticle on,
> > >the 'guide' star becomes essentially invisble, even
> > at the lowest
> > >possible brightness setting (which seems too bright
> > anyway)
>
> I have concerns here as I am trying to locate the
> wireless version of this IREP.
>
> Alan
>




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