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Originally Posted by darkskybondi
Cheers for this - looking at http://www.bbastrodesigns.com/BBAstroDesigns.html it seems that it would cost US$145 for the circuit board, $50 for the handpad and $40 for the motor... but I am confused. Why do you need both a handpad and a laptop for control? I have scope controlling software on my computer already... so what I'm looking for is a way to retrofit a motor to a dob that responds to the software...
Can you set me straight? Maybe I'm misunderstanding.
- DSB |
Not sure .... guessing it comes down to how the interfacing works . The handpad is probably redundant but would be helpful for observing at the eyepiece - a lot of dobs and newts on equatorials using a Bartel System will be big and it'd be pain in butt and hazardous going up and down ladders to key in something on the lappy , while the handpad can be kept handy making the whole thing more convenient - I suppose it's a convenience thing for than anything.
Maybe someone who has a Bartelised scope can give you the good juice on this.
you know you can actually make your own handpad using easy to find chips and capacitors and other components and need only buy his PCB to solder things onto ? That would likely cost next to nothing.
I think there is a chat room too for those who have and are considering Bartelising their scopes.