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Old 21-06-2013, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Tandum View Post
The eq5 and eq6 communicate with a 5v ttl serial line. The alt/az eq6 and the eq8 communicate with a 3.3v ttl serial line. All the adapters out there communicate with a 5v ttl serial line but some of them can hear the 3.3v ttl serial coming from the eq8 and some can't.
Thanks Robin, that makes sense. So some people will be lucky with their existing cables and some not. I wasn't

I can't remember now who I bought mine from but I'm sure it won't be long before someone starts making them available commercially. I'm looking
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