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Subject: Re: [M]: [LX-200] Hooking Up an ST-7
From: Ric L Ecker
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sat Mar 22 00:04:45 1997

This should be on the SBIG forum, not MAPUG.......Maybe yes, maybe no
what does every think. Should this forum be anything goes, or have a
little bit of order. I do think that the subject was fill out fairly, I
guess OT could have been added, but the message was
clear.................................ric

On Fri, 21 Mar 1997 22:35:39 -0800 (PST) wayne@netcom.com (wayne t.
watson) writes:
>Well, I got my ST-7 and am almost ready to hook it up
>to my 8" LX-200. I have some basic questions. First,
>probably the easiest ones:
>
>1. There are three connectors on the ST-7. Two are fairly
>obvious, one goes to the parallel printer port on the
>computer and the other goes to the power supply provided
>with the ST-7. The third one probably goes to the CCD
>connector on the LX-200. It has a head on it with a connector
>that I am sure goes into the ST-7, but where do the wires
>dangling from it go? One is a phone connector, and it
>probably goes to the CCD connector on the LX-200, in one
>of two ways: by the phone connector cable supplied or
>through the small connector attached with a red, white
>and black set of wires. I presume the phone cable is
>the way to do it with the LX-200?
>
>2. The ST-7 weighs a few pounds. Do I need to provide
>some counter balance somewhere?
>
>3. Page 15 of the manual talks about focus, and in
>particular about focusing on a diffuser. In the
>case of the ST-7 they mention a distance of 0.920
>inches from the end of the eyepiece holder to
>somewhere? What is the somewhere? That is, when
>one inserts the ST-7 into the eyepiece holder,
>how far into the holder should it go to line up
>with the 0.920 inches? Is the point here that one
>should focus some bright object on the diffuer so
>that the diffuser is 0.920 inches back, and, then
>insert the ST-7 into the holder as far as possible?
>After this, start the fine focusing?
>
>If all this obvious, pardon me, it's
>Friday night and I could use some sleep, and
>that's where I am going now.
>
>