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Old 28-01-2012, 12:17 PM
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Power supply question

I recently purchased a G11 and due to rain up here I'm yet to use it. I've been reviewing my wiring and power supplies and have read a few threads that warn about using multiple power supplies.

The mount came with a 13.8V power supply unit rated for 11 amp peak/10 amp at 50% duty cycle. While this is ample to drive the mount I suspect it is not going to have sufficient capacity to drive the mount, QHY8 and dew controllers. Also I've read on the QHY website that 13.8V is too high for the TEC cooler.

So the question is what power supply do people recommend (needs to be suitable for a mount like the G11) and what is the thinking on using multiple power supplies for the mount, camera and dew heaters? I've never had any problems using multiple power supplies with my EQ6 but wondered if the G11 was going to be different?

Peter
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