I'm looking at an Aluma AC4040 camera to replace my STXL-6303E that no one seems to be able to repair any more (shutter fails every 1-2 months)....
Which camera is this? I don't think the model is ever mentioned.
That is puzzling if taken literally. Maybe I'm taking it too literally. But I cannot possibly take flat darks (1-15 sec exposure) and light darks...
No, I don't know what the other mount is. But we're short-circuiting the problem by moving my scope to the other building next week. I'll try to...
I believe I have finally located the cause of this camera USB disconnect + MaxIm lockup problem: a neighboring scope is putting out excessive RF...
Unfortunately, the term "through the mount" is ambiguous, referring to either of two very different camera-connection styles: running USB-B from...
Thanks, I will check these the next time it fails to connect. From office here I cannot plug or unplug cables of course, but I can easily power...
No, +55C is the CPU core temp, a proxy for hottest spot temperature inside the laptop, and monitored via utility SpeedFan. Core of +55C is pretty...
Colin, I was reaching the same conclusion, and I was about to retrieve the camera. But there's a new clue...I've left the power on to the camera,...
All good questions, Colin: ASCOM Explorer shows version 6.4 SP1 (6.4.1.2695). That's not it--CCDOps and MaxIm both fail to connect with no...
Unfortunately, this is a continuation and worsening of previous thread...
Followup: Successful observing again last night, several hundred images without camera incident. On yesterday's trip up to the mesa, I made...
Follow-up 36 hours later: I just ran > 100 images without a problem while during max cooling (100%) and under normal cooler control (50% power)....
My STXL-6303E with guiding filter wheel suddenly will not download data when cooling, or even after cooling. Camera and filter wheel operate...
Well, the drivers etc were all installed fresh just a month ago, and Bill just did a firmware update a few months ago. Not sure I can even get a...
Already done that. Nothing changes. Device Manager still displays that all is well, but CCDOps and MaxIm refuse to link.
My STXL-6303E + filterwheel just failed after running fine for months, including the previous night. MaxIm DL reported "Driver error: 8" on the...
OK, good to know. I'll have to cut cables either to get higher voltage supply or to fit through the MX+ mount. Perhaps SBIG could consider...
So I have to cut cables after all. Then, when the cooler is running at low power and the current has dropped, is it OK to then have 13-14 Volts...
Just be aware that the STXL power cables will NOT go through SB's MX+ mount. So as things are: you can't run through-the-mount (no fit), and you...
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