[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Hi All,

I have a question;

I have successfully managed to connect the 1000D and the Toucam at the same time to Maxim DL and therefore want to start using the Toucam as the guider for the HEQ5.

Question is: I have noticed that using the LE mod on the Toucam (which I have on mine) seems to be the norm for exposures with the guide cam so the stars can be exposed properly and therefore the guider component can decide where to push the mount. However, I DO have the LE modded Toucam, BUT I dont have a parallel port (or a working USB converter) that allows me to use the LE mod on my laptop.

Can I get away with cranking up the gain or combination of shutter speed on the video to allow me to "see" a guide star without the LE running or am I just barking up the wrong tree here? I don't want to waste a lot of time not getting anywhere the next time I go out to try this so I would like to know if I am wasting my time using video instead of stills on the Toucam.

Your advice and recommendations are most welcome.

Thanks

Chris