I don't have any pics of an imaging setup on my 900 right now so I
would have to set up and take some. These days I mostly image with my
Mach1+130EDF-GT+SBIG STF-8300M/FW5/OAG/STi and use my 900+C14 for
outreach. On the Mach1 I route cables internally.
Using thin
Velcro wraps every so often, I take the 3 cables (USB2+USB2+12VDC) from the
cameras on to the focus motor, add that cable to the bundle and then
from there go to a small USB+12VDC distribution hub I have mounted off
of the OTA dovetail bar, centered over the DEC axis. From there I
drop one USB cable and one PWR cable down past both axes and connect to the rest
of my electronics collected in a small Pelican box hanging on the side of the
tripod.
I'll try to
get some pics and upload them later.
I hope my
descriptions are helpful.
Christopher
Erickson
Consulting Engineer
Summit Kinetics
Waikoloa, HI
96738
www.summitkinetics.com
Christopher:
Do you have any example images of your cable routing? All of my
cables are secured to the back end of my OTA/STT-8300. And I mean a lot of
cables! I tried routing them along the axis/pier, but didn't have enough slack
at that point. As they are now, the can't hang on anything, and can't move or
put any strain on any connectors (pigtailed at the connection). But I'd think
there has to be a better way.
Thanks. Good thread!
CG
PS: Roland, when you say any movement of the guiding cable can result in
errors, are you refering to just weight or physical strain on the guider
plug?
