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Reflectors AP setup and cable management

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#1 astr0_dad

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Posted 22 March 2025 - 12:39 PM

Can you please share your AP setup and how you managed cable management with your reflector ? I am having a tough time to put an order to my cables chaos. Thanks!



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Posted 25 March 2025 - 03:22 AM

Moved from Reflectors.



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Posted 25 March 2025 - 03:28 AM

As an opening offering, the best photo I can find of my Newt (no longer with me) is this one.

 

I think a lot depends on what you're using to capture the images. For me, I was using an ASIair, which I placed on a rail on top, along with the guide camera, and ran as few cables as possible from the ground up to it; essentially just the power lead, with everything else being wrapped tightly at some point along the tube. 

 

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What are you trying to connect to?


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Posted 26 March 2025 - 11:15 AM

Thanks for your reply! I have a quattro 150 with a dslr, asiair, EAF, svbony 60mm guide scope and zwo asi120mm mini. Here is my current setup (which i dont like the cable management as it looks like noodles):

 

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May i ask why you moved from reflectors?
 
thanks again!

As an opening offering, the best photo I can find of my Newt (no longer with me) is this one.

 

I think a lot depends on what you're using to capture the images. For me, I was using an ASIair, which I placed on a rail on top, along with the guide camera, and ran as few cables as possible from the ground up to it; essentially just the power lead, with everything else being wrapped tightly at some point along the tube. 

 

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What are you trying to connect to?




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