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16-01-2006, 12:10 PM
lots of eyes on you!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Launceston Tasmania
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very nice.
16-01-2006, 12:21 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Originally Posted by davidpretorius
very nice.
Ta Davo!
It has 4 wires to the motor.
Impressive? Impressively heavy!!
Feel free to check it out in March
16-01-2006, 12:28 PM
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Well done Ken, beautiful job.
The black paint job looks awesome too.
You picked the perfect colour for your mount.
16-01-2006, 12:31 PM
Retired, damn no pension
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Location: Obi Obi, Qld
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16-01-2006, 12:37 PM
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Wentworth Falls NSW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Here are the daytime shots of the finished mount. I have placed them next to the pics of how it looked when Bert gave it to me. As you can see, if was worth restoring!
Before and after WOW some effort man.
The picture on the right reminds of a time-machine I tried to build a while back
16-01-2006, 12:39 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ponderosa
Thanks Paul. It feels good having it finished!
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Originally Posted by ponderosa
And thanks again to Bert for helping convert another dobber to the dark side
EQ, Tracking, Red-Led Guidescope! Good grief, what's next?
Dobber? Oh yeah, I remember those old days
16-01-2006, 12:42 PM
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The picture on the right reminds of a time-machine I tried to build a while back
Yes Rod-33South-Taylor.......
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16-01-2006, 12:50 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket Boy
Well done Ken, beautiful job.
The black paint job looks awesome too.
You picked the perfect colour for your mount.
Haha! It felt like it took ages to decide on a colour! And simple old Gloss Black wins again.
The saying for the week: If at first you don't succeed, . . paint it Black!
16-01-2006, 12:55 PM
lots of eyes on you!
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Launceston Tasmania
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between asispares and myself we should be able to help you out with smaller step 4 wire stepper motors!
16-01-2006, 12:58 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Here is a pic of it in use last night! It has Jake and Harry's 8" reflector on it.
Geez that Eyepiece was awfully high up
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16-01-2006, 01:03 PM
~Dust bunny breeder~
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Here is a pic of it in use last night! It has Jake and Harry's 8" reflector on it.
Geez that Eyepiece was awfully high up
dang it.... you put the pic in while i was replying!
wavelandscott is selling stella seats i think... they'd be a prefect hight ken
16-01-2006, 01:24 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davidpretorius
between asispares and myself we should be able to help you out with smaller step 4 wire stepper motors!
Ta guys. Bert has an idea about reducing the power with 'resisters' or something electronic like that. The motor is on it's lowest setting and it still thumps around. We'll see how that goes first.
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Originally Posted by Vingo the Dingo
wavelandscott is selling stella seats i think... they'd be a prefect hight ken
I got a cool step ladder that I made thanks. It works goodly
16-01-2006, 01:25 PM
~Dust bunny breeder~
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gunna make some rotating rings ken?
16-01-2006, 01:27 PM
The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Rings are being sorted at the moment Vingo. Will explain later! I don't think they will rotate though.
16-01-2006, 02:24 PM
Whats visual Astronomy
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Great stuff Kenny Koala.....You should be proud of yourself.
16-01-2006, 02:53 PM
aiming for 2nd Halley's
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Hey Ken, knew you shoukld ave gone with the yellow, you'll stub your toe on this one.
Seriously though, well done - looks a serious piece of star tracking software - you tried the Toucam out on the 8inch yet?
cheers,
16-01-2006, 03:48 PM
Planet photographer
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My steppers are all 5 & 6 wire jobs. Not much good to you Ken probably.
16-01-2006, 04:12 PM
on the highway to Hell
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Dobber? Oh yeah, I remember those old days
TRAITOR!! hehe seriously Ken, looks the biz - well done
16-01-2006, 04:19 PM
Obsessed
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Excellent Ken Excellent.
Congratulations and enjoy
16-01-2006, 05:00 PM
avandonk
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The stepper controller Ken has will run any stepping motor just neeeds four leads to access the two coils as the controller reverses the polarity. The motor he has has too much grunt (7.5 deg/step). The coil resistance is only about two ohm, a resistor in series with each coil will stop the vibration as it is currently being overdriven for the torque needed to adequately drive the mount. Otherwise plan B change motor to 1.8 deg per step.
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