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Webcam/Losmandy Guiding Interface
I have for sale a guiding interface, designed to connect the likes of a webcam to guide a mount.
It is pieced together from a kit supplied by Albert of Technoplus, and was put together by a very electronically competetent friend.
It works flawlessly.
The unit I have has been used with a Philips ToUcam, and connected to my Losmandy G-11. It is my understanding that this kit will only work with the Losmandy mounts, but I am not certain.
The electronics are housed within a box, and all cables etc are supplied. Power is 12 volt, and with an RCA plug on the end. Mount connection is an RJ12 plug, and plugs straight into the CCD port of the Losmandy Digital Drive. Computer connection is via a serial (DB9) plug, and if your laptop is like mine you will need a serial to USB connector, (not supplied) as it seems todays laptops lack a serial port.
I used this interface with great success with software such as K3CCD Tools, and/or IRIS, and the ToUcam.
It provides a good cost effective method of autoguiding, at minimal cost.
Ordinarily the kit is 50 Euro, and the completed kit is 75 Euro.
This one is US$65 posted, PayPal preferred. Plug it in and go. Picture available, but it is really just a box with wires attached.
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