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Originally Posted by lazjen
Most of the shutter automation cost comes from the MaxDome components, which I believe come from Canada?
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Maxdome is a Diffraction Limited (Cyanogen) product from Canada. They charge a ridiculous amount for the board which is a simple old fashioned circuit board.
I remember hearing once (please correct me if you know this is wrong) that Maxdome was a originally a Sirius product but when it became Maxdome 2 they somehow lost control of the product to Diffraction Limited (the same people who sell Maxim DL).
I imagine that the cost of the automation components would have contributed to the demise of the Sirius observatories as a viable product.
Ian