I've been quietly watching this thread for a while, now I have a couple of questions!
I have the David Ek box together with US Digital S2 2048 encoders.
This was all checked and massaged into working order by Bojan earlier this year, thanks again Bojan!
I have this connected to a heavy IBM laptop which is about to be replaced with a Palm Lifedrive, probably running Astromist.
Question 1.
My understanding is that the David Ek circuit, using S2 encoders, delivers 8192 steps, which equates to 2.6' per step.
Is it really necessary to introduce gear reduction mechanisms to deliver greater accuracy?
I would have thought, for visual observing, 2.6 arc minutes was accurate enough?
Question 2.
And this is really a question for those using Palm devices.
Where can one buy a reasonably priced serial cable to connect the David Ek box to my Palm Lifedrive?
Is it that simple? Do I need a null modem adapter?
I've thought about using the Bluetooth facility, but the cost and the complexity are too daunting!
Cheers
Chris