Staff Assigned: Brian Brown AO-8a won't bump mount

Here's a quick test image I took tonight after Doug was finished up. Doug I noticed that when I start the cooler the initial temp reads around 10 C cooler than what my pegasus sensor reads and my house indoor/outdoor sensor reads. Tonight was about -2c actual and I have the cooler set for -35 and the cooler power was only around 43%

 

Here's a side image.

 

Great, excellent to hear. I like easy fixes.

 

Lol, no problem. The cooler is at least as strong as the one in my old STT-8300 and the camera is definitely smaller.

 

Just an update, I used my 12" F8 last night, no issues at all. Worked great, these AO's are the best invention ever, I just wish I could use them with all my gear!

 

Doug, as long as the clear skies hold up tonight, after I am done with ic 434 for the night I was planning on changing focal lengths on my flt132 and add the AO, so I can try out the new plug in. So I am guessing you want me to undo the drive calibration settings you came up with- uncheck manual settings, reverse Y and swap motor axis?

 

Hi Doug, just finished trying the new plug-in, it works fine. I used the same method as you to move the mount into a bump, tries both axis several times, no problem.
I am have the occasional bug during download using the autosave, it will freeze during download intermittently. The word downloading will be stuck in the box on the expose tab. Stopping the camera appears to make it reset but trying to expose any image (single, continuous or autosave) will cause it to freeze again during download. I have to disconnect/reconnect to fix the issue.

 

I am running the latest firmware (20) I wasn't sure of the dlapi so I downloaded and installed the latest to be sure. I am running off some darks right now, so far no issues Doug.

 

Doug, I think I know the cause of the download hanging, the ambient temperature. On Friday it was -15 to -18c, it hung up four times during the night. Saturday was -5 and tonight is -2, no hang ups on either night. Maybe wrapping the camera body with a dew heater on the real cold evenings perhaps?

 

Doug I am using the supplied thru cabling already installed in the CEM120, the mount is rated to -10c so it's not surprising that some glitches may occur. I keep a couple dew heaters wrapped around the dec and ra motors to keep them functioning well in the cold but nothing can be done with the internal cables.