No danger... just destroys your cable so you can't go back.
Perhaps you could wrap an eyepiece heater around the gadget...
In my experience, if a USB device is not rated for industrial temperature range, then 99% of the time they fail in freezing temperatures. The...
If you don't wire all the pins, you will overstress the connector at full cooler power. That may cause damage.
I'll have to refer you to @Tim for replacement cost. Certainly using a different window won't hurt anything, as long as you can mount it...
We still have plenty of stock of those windows and can repair it. If you still want to DIY, the window is 1.375" diameter and 0.125" thick....
See https://diffractionlimited.com/downloads/BackfocusCalculator.xlsx
First of all, you should check what the amperage rating is on that connection, and make sure it is sufficient to operate both the CCD and the...
Glad to hear you are up and running.
No, we don't supply those anymore.
There is an automotive-style fuse on the digital board at the bottom of the camera. Running the cooler without an operating fan or water pump is...
That would be a question for the people who make those software products.
https://cdn.diffractionlimited.com/help/maximdl/MaxIm-DL.htm?rhtocid=_0_5_0#rhtocid=_0_5_0&t=License_Agreement.htm Extract:
Is this an assembly that has been running for a while, or was just set up? Are the address switches set correctly? Does the wheel work alone...
Typically if the cooler shuts off, it's because the camera is protecting itself against too low an input voltage. As the voltage drops, the...
Uh oh, that's really not a good sign that USB ports on both sides are dead. That can happen if you hot-plug the power supply cable, i.e. plug in...
I sent a PM with firmware to test.
Gary, I've been working on some firmware updates for the AC2020. I have an update you might like to try; if so let me know and I'll send it over.
Assuming that's the cause, and not the analog board, replacing it would require full disassembly and reassembly of the CCD cooler stack. Best...
Normally we need completely unprocessed images in order to diagnose a problem. PixInsight in particular completely changes the data range in an...
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