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Originally Posted by bobson
Hi Bojan,
What would be the best way to find out the resolution with my gear ratio? I mean software if possible. I think Malcolm said something about ek.exe with "test" option can do it too? You said Bartels software can do it?
thanks
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That depends on your gear ratio..
If you have gears, you simply count the teeth, take a ratio from this and multiply by 128 (encoder) and 4 (because EK's box counts edges of pulses from both channels).
If you have timing belt and pulleys, then count the number of teeth on pulleys..
If you have something else (like me, I have riding rollers), then with bartel's software you have the current encoder position in ticks displayed, so you simply mount the pointing laser on you mount and rotate one full circle for azimuth and write down the difference in encoder position (in ticks).
For elevation I used bubble level, and went from hor to vertical position of the tube.
I downloaded ek.exe but I did not tried it yet.. however it seems it is possible.. I will try tonight and let you know how it worked.