[SJAAboard] Loaner Report

[Gary Mitchell]

Rob Hawley wrote:

> At present there are 30 scopes in the program
> 
> 	2 appear to be lost and are pending removal
> 
> 	8 are available
> 
> 	14 are currently loaned
> 
> 	6 are pending transfer, wait listed, or under repair
> 
> During the 2/16 board meeting I received an action item to report on which
> scopes needed external power
> 
> Scope 	Scope
> Number	Description				12 V	110	comments
> 3	4" f/15 Quantum S/C			?		loaned to
> SJAA School 
> 	
> Program
> 6	8" f/10 Celestron S/C			---------	note 2
> 9	C-11 f/10 Compustar			yes	yes	note 1
> 23	6" f/8 Edmund Newt on EQ Mount	---------	note 2
> 29	8" Celestron S/C Astrophoto		yes	yes	
> 34	8" f/10 Dynamax S/C			---------	note 2	
> 35	8" f/6 Meade Newt on EQ Mount			yes	note 3
> 37	4" Celestron Flourite Refractor	yes		note 4
> 40	8" Celestron Super C8+ S/C		yes	yes	note 5
> 48	C-8 Celestron Ultima			yes	yes	note 6
> 
> note  1	Uses Loanee supplied inverter.  Probably should be rewired to only
> use 12V			
> note 2	has not been loaned			
> note 3	A very easy to use GEM telescope with no clutches		
> note 4	alternate 12v battery pack			
> note 5	controller that uses 110 not working			
> note 6	12v cable is missing

Any scope that uses 12 VDC can be powered from 120 VAC with the
appropriate adapter.  I would not count those as being 120 VAC
capable.  Is that the case for any of these?

If they literally take 120 VAC directly (no inverter), that's
different.  Still, I believe scopes should be self-contained,
not require a tether to an AC outlet.  Let's not turn 12 VDC
scopes into the tethered variety on purpose.  (This doesn't
include 12 V batteries with built-in chargers.)

Gary