· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Startraffic sage Reged: 02/12/06 Loc: Lat. 39.143345, Long. -77.1748... Losmandy HGM-200 encoder resolution?       #5651894 - 01/30/13 09:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello folx, I recently got an older Losmandy HGM-200, the older brother to the Titan. It is a BEAST & after a through clean & lube, and a swap out of Gemini-1 for a Gemini-2 it works like nothing I've ever had before. It is carrying a Celestron 6"f6 C6R, 8"f4 Vixen R200ss, & a IOptron 90mmf2 finder/guider. It doesn't act like it knows they are there. Phenomenal! This especially great when I'm doing outreach, I set the OTA's up so folx can see the difference between what a 6" refractor & an 8" reflector looks like. It works great, until someone nudges the OTA they are looking through, & knocks it "off target". Then I have to refind & sync on the target again. Sometimes this is a major PITA. I need a way to easily refind my target. There are encoders on the RA/Dec shafts built in. I know that G2 doesn't read external encoders & will not for quite some time to come. I'm OK with that if I have a workaround. I have a Sky Commander-4 from my G11 DDS days that still works & would let me read those encoders to recover my pointing accuracy when the OTA gets knocked off target. My questions are these: What are the Pinouts on the HGM-200 encoders? What is their resolution? Clear Dark Skies Startraffic 39.138274 -77.168898 Post Extras:       Hilmi Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/07/10 Loc: Muscat, Sultanate of Oman Re: Losmandy HGM-200 encoder resolution? [Re: Startraffic]       #5653744 - 01/31/13 07:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Startrafic A temporary work around would be to sync on a bright star nearby. A telrad is great for this Post Extras:       Startraffic sage Reged: 02/12/06 Loc: Lat. 39.143345, Long. -77.1748... Re: Losmandy HGM-200 encoder resolution? [Re: Hilmi]       #5654199 - 01/31/13 12:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hilmi, I had one of those, hated it. I could never get it to really align with the scope. Hard to use with my SNT, Newt, or C6R. It seemed like the batteries were always dead. Took it off found they were corroded, stuffed it a drawer somewhere. Clear Dark Skies Startraffic 39.138274 -77.168898 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 9 registered and 32 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Bowmoreman, bilgebay, iceblaze  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 220 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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