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Old 14-12-2011, 10:51 AM
E_ri_k (Erik)
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Gemini 2 power supply

Hey guys. Just set up my new gemini 2 upgrade my on G11 Mount, just have a question regarding the power requirements.

When slewing at 800 speed on the DEC axis, I get "Error DEC Stall" on the hand control. I googled it and found that it is most likely due to inadequate power. I dropped the slew speed down to 200 and it works a lot better, but I still get the error when the motor is trying to raise the back of the scope from a low position, and it doesn't move smoothly, it jitters a bit and makes a noise like it is struggling.. It works fine when when the heavy end of the scope is going towards the ground.

I'm running 12V 10A. Do you guys think I should up it to 18V?
The DEC motor gets quite warm as well.

Thanks, Erik

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