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Chet Biggerstaff
journeyman
Reged: 10/17/09
Posts: 9
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I saw a opost somewhere about this extension but cant seem to find it anywhere so im posting here. Where can the extensions for the remote be had from?
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AntarcticDave
super member
Reged: 02/03/09
Posts: 126
Loc: Denver, CO
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Here you go: Link
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Dave
Celestron C102 4" achromat
Antares 1529 6" achromat
CGEM mount
Eyepieces: Proxima 31, Televue 20 Plossl, Celestron Ultima 12.5 & 7.5, TMB 5 & 4
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BlueGrass
member
Reged: 07/25/09
Posts: 85
Loc: Wasatch Front, UT
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Or, you could make one yourself using a Cat5 cable connector and a 6 wire telephone cable. I 'roll my own' cables since I prefer non coiled assemblies. Just make sure that the cables you use / make are wired straight through, no cross-overs.
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Celestron 8" SCT
Orion EON 80 APO
Celestron CGEM/CG5-Adv
Orion ST80 SSAG
Canon 1000D / SBIG ST8300C on order
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Arbacia
professor emeritus
Reged: 04/18/07
Posts: 702
Loc: Madrid, Spain
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For my CGE I'm using an straight standard 7m long 6 wire (6P6C) telephone cable. It cost me about 3€ in Mediamarkt.
It is very easy to find in almost any electrodomestic shop.
I roll the cable along one of the tripod legs, and unroll as much as need it
Patricio
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LightBridge 12", 70´s C8, C11. CGE. ETX125
Set of Takahashi LE EPs; Ethos; DMK 31AF03.AS
CN image gallery
http://www.astrohenares.org
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Lane
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/19/07
Posts: 1515
Loc: Frisco, Texas
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I am using the extension that scopestuff sells and it is great addition to the CGEM. Celestron made the handcontroller wire way to short.
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Mounts: CGEM, ORION SIRIUS, AT Voyager/motorized
SCTs: C6, C8, C9.25, C11,
Refractors: TV Pronto, Orion ED80
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mclewis1
Thread Killer
Reged: 02/25/06
Posts: 3952
Loc: New Brunswick, Canada
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It's been said a few times already but make sure that you are getting straight through cables and connectors. Don't use a cable or connector made for telephone use. Unfortunately just about everything on the market is wired as a crossover for telephone use, so if it doesn't specifically state straight though wiring it likely isn't.
Of course the other trick is to get both a cable and a connector that are both wired as a crossover, that way they will cancel each other out and act as one straight through connection.
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Mark
C11, C6, APM/TMB115, and AT80ED - Tandem mount CGE and CG-5A, WO EZ-Touch and AT Voyager
25x100s and 8x56s, T-Mount Light, Mark 1 eyeballs - Modded 350D, DSI-P, SPC900, Mallincam
Just because you can doesn't necessarily mean that you should
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BlueGrass
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Reged: 07/25/09
Posts: 85
Loc: Wasatch Front, UT
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Well... there are cross-overs and there are cross-overs... depending on what type of electronic device the cable was originally designed for... :-) As Mark said, bottom line, whatever extension you use/make, make sure it's straight through. I would not recommend using cross-over cable with cross-over connectors, specifically if they were intended for different applications (network, telecom...) Network cables are crossed-over in pairs, not individually. Even if the signals do eventually come out correctly, this just adds another factor that may cause problems later... If you're not sure about what wires will work, I'd recommend going with a pre-fab, pre-tested solution such as the ScopeStuff offering. At least you won't take the chance of damaging your HC or mount. Good luck.
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Celestron 8" SCT
Orion EON 80 APO
Celestron CGEM/CG5-Adv
Orion ST80 SSAG
Canon 1000D / SBIG ST8300C on order
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BlueGrass
member
Reged: 07/25/09
Posts: 85
Loc: Wasatch Front, UT
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I've just opened a 14ft 6 pin cable assembly I had in my parts box and it is a cross-over type. So, Mark is right on the money, don't try and use an off the shelf telephone type cable without cutting one end off and crimping a new 6 pin plug to reverse the wiring. Any cable you use must be straight through. Thanks for catching this..... 
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Celestron 8" SCT
Orion EON 80 APO
Celestron CGEM/CG5-Adv
Orion ST80 SSAG
Canon 1000D / SBIG ST8300C on order
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stevecoe
"Astronomical Tourist"
Reged: 04/24/04
Posts: 2648
Loc: Arizona, USA
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I am using the Scopestuff cable and it does a fine job. I like the extra cable so I can take the handpaddle over to my observing list and punch the numbers while I have the list in front of me.
Clear skies;
Steve Coe
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TeleVue 102 refractor on CGEM mount
10 inch f/4.7 Newtonian
Author "Deep Sky Observing" Springer-Verlag
Author "Nebulae and How to Observe Them" Springer
Canon Xt astrocamera with Hutech modification
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