Re: 12volt or 18volt that is the questiion..
| Subject: | Re: 12volt or 18volt that is the questiion.. |
| From: | alistair stewart |
| Date: | Thu Apr 25 09:03:17 1996 |
At 02:38 PM 4/24/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, 15 volts is also an option. ;-) So far, I get the impression the dec.
>problems, when they happen, are correlated with 18V operation, while the
>only problem associated with 12V operation (that I recall) is occasional
>fuse failure (in one or two scopes). Has anyone operating on 12V *ever*
>experienced a drive failure?
>
>
>Rob Preston
>rapr@med.pitt.edu
>
>
>
>
My lx200 is still lost in space but thanks for a number of
suggestions...waiting for clear skies to try them out.
re dec drive, mine is still on 12v and no failure but it is making growling
noises for about 15 seconds after geting slewed to a new position, then
seems to quiet down. is this impending problems.
just what does going to 18 volt and new motor get you ??
>Well, 15 volts is also an option. ;-) So far, I get the impression the dec.
>problems, when they happen, are correlated with 18V operation, while the
>only problem associated with 12V operation (that I recall) is occasional
>fuse failure (in one or two scopes). Has anyone operating on 12V *ever*
>experienced a drive failure?
>
>
>Rob Preston
>rapr@med.pitt.edu
>
>
>
>
My lx200 is still lost in space but thanks for a number of
suggestions...waiting for clear skies to try them out.
re dec drive, mine is still on 12v and no failure but it is making growling
noises for about 15 seconds after geting slewed to a new position, then
seems to quiet down. is this impending problems.
just what does going to 18 volt and new motor get you ??
