Thank Doug and Colin. After studying the mechanism I realized how easy it would be to repair, and a fresh tube of clear RTV will be a fraction of...
Hi Doug, Happy New Year! The mirror seems firmly in place, but the lens is definitely tilted. It appears the lens has 3 or 4 small dabs of...
I've got an FW8G-STXL that has performed flawlessly up until now. All of a sudden, only the stars near the center of the frame are close to focus...
Thanks Doug.
What is the availability of a Standard Cover for the STXL Filter Wheel? Nick
I have actually been looking at solar powered vents. That sounds like a good project for next weekend. :-) Thank you both again for your help, Nick
You'll be happy to know that I have tested the heat sink thermal monitoring functionality and it works as designed! The temperature in my...
Hi Doug, SN:19010002. FYI, I just repeated the tests and everything appears to be working, however it is cool inside the observatory. Yesterday...
Hi Colin, I'm running MaximDL v6.18 and have the drivers configured for SBIG w/AO, and SBIG AO w/FW. I've attached a couple of pictures of wiring...
I just added an AO-X to my STXL-11002/FW8G this afternoon and now I'm seeing some unusual behavior with the camera cooler. I was taking some...
Thank you!
What is the part number of the 8-way connector on the power cable extension that came with my STXL-11002. I believe this is the old-style cable....
Hi Chris, Ashley's parts are as good as they get, but unfortunately he doesn't list the back of the FW8G (bolt to) as an option. I exchanged...
"Mechanically you'd have to find some way to link them together." Oh goody, a project! Thanks Doug.
I have an STXL-11002 camera and FW8G-STXL filter wheel. I also have two OTAs with different focal lengths and I'd like to be able to match the...
The dome is almost spotless, but I went ahead and removed it to check the lens and all the glass is pristine. I also held open the shutter with a...
Looks like this is a hardware issue. I installed the software on a different laptop and used a different RS-232 cable and got the exact same...
Tim, I uninstalled the software and installed Version 1.0.37.0 from the SBIG website and I'm still getting the same results. It's overcast here...
Tim, I'm using the software that shipped with the camera on CD. I can try reinstalling with the software from the website, but this camera worked...
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