I was wondering whether moving from 12 V to 24 V changes anything in term of damping time in windy conditions ? Christian Le 09/09/2019 à 14:38, chris1011@... [ap-gto] a

Max slew rates at 12 volts is 1200x. Max tracking rates to be in compliance with Homeland Security is 1000x. Rolando

Thanks Rolando! Yes was thinking of the times when I’m on my batteries. Does the slew rate limitation also relate to tracking, a la fast moving objects like satellites? Not that I have ever tried

The mount comes with a 24 volt power supply. If you want to power from a battery you can use 12 volts with the only limitation that the max slew rate is 1200x, which is automatically implemented when

Thank you Rolando.

Thanks mate.

https://www.amazon.com/Converter-Regulator-Adapter-Vehicle-DC9-20V/dp/B01EFUHGMU/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=12v+24v+converter&qid=1567972488&s=gateway&sprefix=12v+24v&sr=8-4 There’s also a 5Amp

Can you give us a link to buck booster regulator? Peter

I made the cut on my local dealer’s Mach2 list for November, and successfully sold my two current mounts yesterday to fund it. 😀 So now looking at accessories and wondering if adding a $25

Here are the temp records for 2019 in N. Illinois: The lowest temperature at Chicago was -23 degrees observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on January 30th. The lowest temperature at

No, they don't need to be brought in. I've had them outside in the observatory for years and years during the coldest Illinois winters where temps have hit -20F and colder at times. I don't have the

Roland, thanks much for clarifying. I don’t work at -25 F so was just wondering whether they needed to be brought inside for extreme temps, but seems not. Terri

I should have written "we have a large number of standard temp range encoder mounts that have operated successfully for over a decade now and we have had exactly zero encoder readhead

All readheads can withstand storage to -25F and beyond, that is not an issue. I can't guarantee that the encoders will operate at -25 unless you get the extended range, BUT the mount will not fail to

Except for a few extended range units in Canada and Alaska, we have a large number of encoder mounts that have operated successfully for over a decade now and we have had exactly zero encoder readhead

Roland, thanks again for your response. Is your comment on -25 F a storage temp issue or just an operation issue? I typically leave my setup in the garage (roll it in and out) between imaging

We have tested our mounts in the deep freezer (24 hours soak) where the temperature is -5F (-20C) and the mount operated perfectly. Encoders worked fine. I think if your conditions were such that you

That's definitely an interesting cool object. Nice work. Rolando

Just an old man’s wonderings but could small heaters be used, think dew like heaters, where the encoders are installed for colder than usual times. But then again Roland did say it would diminish

Hi Roland, Since the encoders are a key feature of the Mach2GTO, it would be really nice to have them work to zero degrees as well as the rest of the mount. While zero is a bit extreme, and it’s