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Old 16-07-2015, 04:41 AM
johngwheeler (John)
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How do you power your mount? Charging "pack" or something else?

Hi,

I'm buying my first powered mount (Celestron AVX) and need to understand my options for providing electrical power. The mount doesn't seem to include any kind of power supply.

The shop I'm buying from suggests a Celestron Charging Pack for $299, which sounds a bit expensive.

I already have a charger for 12V car / motorbike batteries, so I'm wondering whether there is some kind of rig using a car battery that would work on the mount? I imagine the power supply needs to be very "clean" and regulated to work with a mount.

For home use, what do people use to convert 240V AC to 12V? Are the physical power connectors used on EQ mount standard?

Any advice?


Thanks,

John
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