[SJAAboard] Compustar appears to be working

[Jim Van Nuland]

Nelsonastro at aol.com wrote:

 > The history of the technology in the Compustar i
   [snip]
 > IMO it would be a shame to take it apart!  Better to give it to  an
 > observatory where it could update a lesser scope - and be
 > wall powered.  It is not impossible for the SJAA to just give
 > away a complete working scope to a school (or for a little $
 > to another club).

   The optics in that particular C-11 were hand-picked for a friend of 
the company.  It's not merely a production run scope.

   Paul Barton hauled around two big deep-cycle batteries to run that 
scope, and needed them.  The main reason for the large current draw is 
that there is no ramping up the pulse rate, so it takes a few amps to 
prevent it from missing steps.

Clear Skies!
-- 
Jim Van Nuland, San Jose (California) Astronomical Association
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