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19-01-2011, 12:42 PM
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Show us your cabling!
We all know it happens, but how bad does it get? Post a pic of your spaghetti mess.
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19-01-2011, 12:49 PM
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spaggetti
That's nothing,have you seen Gerald Sargents' set up at astrofest?
He is the undisputed king of cables(tongue in cheek
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19-01-2011, 12:50 PM
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do you really want to see my cabling Paul? You know what i am like at astrofest LOL
19-01-2011, 12:55 PM
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Paul
You are not even trying. I can see at least 4 sockets with no cables in them
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19-01-2011, 12:56 PM
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Oh this is just to get the ball rolling. I'm sure there are some truly horrendous cablings out there in astrophotography land.
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19-01-2011, 01:08 PM
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Hi Paul,
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19-01-2011, 01:44 PM
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My cables used to be a nightmare, but after numerous failed imaging runs due to balance shifts and cable stiffness, I tidied up. Big time. I love my cable loom now - it's utterly manageable and with the simple installation of a flat piece of aluminium installed between the two main scope's clamshell thumbscrews, I hide all the cables behind that and they can flex to whatever position they need without dislodging and killing my balance.
I have a DSLR and CCD camera running as well as the guide camera and heater controller cables all tucked away. Who said that a G-11 had to be messy?
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19-01-2011, 01:56 PM
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Hi Paul,
great one gary!!!! only in china
19-01-2011, 01:59 PM
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re neatness
Great set up and approach 'Omaroo'
19-01-2011, 02:00 PM
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I like that idea with the aluminium Chris. I'm onto it
19-01-2011, 02:16 PM
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Great set up and approach 'Omaroo'
Should throw some of those cable ties around your paragraphs to rope in all that wasted space between lines.
19-01-2011, 03:35 PM
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Omaroo
My cables used to be a nightmare, but after numerous failed imaging runs due to balance shifts and cable stiffness, I tidied up. Big time. I love my cable loom now - it's utterly manageable and with the simple installation of a flat piece of aluminium installed between the two main scope's clamshell thumbscrews, I hide all the cables behind that and they can flex to whatever position they need without dislodging and killing my balance.
I have a DSLR and CCD camera running as well as the guide camera and heater controller cables all tucked away. Who said that a G-11 had to be messy?
Ooooh... that's rather feminine Chris
how do you move it around?
Mine used to be a bit dodgy (dangerous?)...
http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike20...04409/original
Mike
19-01-2011, 03:55 PM
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Thats where velcro straps come into play. Do a great job and are cheap at bunnings. Also easy to dismantle at the end of the night and can be used to wrap up all your cables neatly before storage.
19-01-2011, 03:56 PM
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Manageable is now feminine? You're a strange boy Michael.
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19-01-2011, 05:09 PM
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The only cabling I have is just the remote shutter coming out of the camera
WEAK!
19-01-2011, 05:15 PM
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Thats where velcro straps come into play. Do a great job and are cheap at bunnings. Also easy to dismantle at the end of the night and can be used to wrap up all your cables neatly before storage.
To quote a friend of mine....."Velcro is God".
19-01-2011, 05:30 PM
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Chris how did you get the filterwheel working without power ????
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You have almost the same cable routing as me
19-01-2011, 05:38 PM
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Has Bert posted yet
19-01-2011, 05:46 PM
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Manageable is now feminine? You're a strange boy Michael.
Yeh like a girls room compared to a boys room...your imaging rig is deffinitely a girl's room
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19-01-2011, 06:08 PM
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how do you move it around?
