Quote:
Originally Posted by bruceathome
Would a telephone cord work?
|
I would check this out before you use a standard telephone cable. The
Guide Port Flat Cable that looks like a “standard telephone cable” supplied by Shoestring Astronomy with my
GPUSB USB Guide Port Interface is a mirror image at opposite ends compared to a standard telephone cable.
They issue a warning on their website:
"
A WARNING ABOUT CABLES
We had one case where a customer used an improperly wired cable with his Celestron Advanced Series Goto mount. This resulted in damage to the electronics in his mount, as well as damage to the interface adapter. We can't stress enough the importance of using a properly wired cable. If you choose to make or buy your own from another source, please be sure it is built per the description shown in this document."
This link will open the pdf in a Window. Right Click to "Save target as".
http://www.store.shoestringastronomy...ort_cables.pdf
Cheers
Dennis