The_bluester
04-08-2014, 03:57 PM
Following on from a nice observing session on the weekend, where heaters were essential. Does anyone know what voltage the Kendrick controllers cut out at?
A friend was at my place for some AP and when we finished visual work for the night, he borrowed one of my straps to help keep his guidescope clear while we went to bed. On getting up later the heaters had cut out but the mount (EQ6) was still tracking away happily.
Does anyone know how voltage sensitive the Kendrick controllers are? I am thinking about getting a regulated 12V supply to run gear off (We are close enough to my shed to run out heavy gauge DC cabling so the PSU can stay in the shed) but if they are a 12V supply and non adjustable then any voltage drop across the cable could pose an issue. A supply set to about 13V would fix that.
A friend was at my place for some AP and when we finished visual work for the night, he borrowed one of my straps to help keep his guidescope clear while we went to bed. On getting up later the heaters had cut out but the mount (EQ6) was still tracking away happily.
Does anyone know how voltage sensitive the Kendrick controllers are? I am thinking about getting a regulated 12V supply to run gear off (We are close enough to my shed to run out heavy gauge DC cabling so the PSU can stay in the shed) but if they are a 12V supply and non adjustable then any voltage drop across the cable could pose an issue. A supply set to about 13V would fix that.