So a big Thank You too you all for making me feel welcome
Also I must express a great deal of appreciation for the advice given; I was hitting a wall & you all helped put me back on track
Soo now... For my portable power supply, I took Keiths advice & picked up the 1900 Jumpstarter (38Ah battery) from Supercheap, about $200.
I went with this over the 6in1 Powertech from eBay because it's like twice the capacity for only about 50% more cost; & if I am going to lug around so much weight, I don't want that to include dead weight from something irrelevant like an air compressor
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400967479...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Powertech 6in1 - 18Ah SLA
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/onl...ecommendations
SCA Jumppack - 38Ah SLA
The lithium jump-packs are certainly seductive. I think that might be something added to the kit later on; I guess there will be some instances where a small & light power source will be preferrable.
I did go down to Jaycar as well, & had a chat with them. They had
these on the shelf, but I didn't like the cable length (50cm).
He did recommend to me that I try
this cable instead, because of the better cable, & getting another connector to go on the end so that it is 2.1mm. They didn't have that 'better' cable in stock, so I will go back down in the next day or two when they should have them. Get the right connector, make that up so it's all neat & tip positive, & that should be good to go.
Also, the Dew Shield has arrived today. Going to go unbox in a minute & take a look, & see what i need to do in regards to making up connections for that.
Aaaaand in other news.... OpticsCentral emailed me earlier, saying that they received the final payment. They are getting it ready to ship out, & should be on it's way about now.
Shiny new Celestron Nexstar 8SE...... Very soon now...
