Comments on: Buy the PC Board and Chips http://eksfiles.net Putting the "Ek" in "Geek" Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:24:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://eksfiles.net/digital-setting-circles/buy-a-pc-board/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Dave Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:02:01 +0000 http://test.eksfiles.net/?page_id=238#comment-648 Larry, the board and components will run you about $30 or so. Add another $10-$20 for cables, an enclosure, connectors, etc. The encoders can be expensive if you have to buy them commercially ($60 apiece or more). You can save some money if you can find some surplus encoders someplace. These are just estimates--I haven't priced any of this out in a while, but it's in the ballpark. Larry, the board and components will run you about $30 or so. Add another $10-$20 for cables, an enclosure, connectors, etc. The encoders can be expensive if you have to buy them commercially ($60 apiece or more). You can save some money if you can find some surplus encoders someplace.

These are just estimates–I haven’t priced any of this out in a while, but it’s in the ballpark.

]]> By: larry http://eksfiles.net/digital-setting-circles/buy-a-pc-board/comment-page-1/#comment-647 larry Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:33:20 +0000 http://test.eksfiles.net/?page_id=238#comment-647 Hi Dave I run acroos your project for digital setting circle .I have a 10'' zhumell and would like to build this project about how much all in all will it cost me to build this entire project .???? Hi Dave I run acroos your project for digital setting circle .I have a 10” zhumell and would like to build this project about how much all in all will it cost me to build this entire project .????

]]> By: Tom http://eksfiles.net/digital-setting-circles/buy-a-pc-board/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Tom Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:56:32 +0000 http://test.eksfiles.net/?page_id=238#comment-486 Works great with CdC, Dave! I built the Far Circuits kit and it worked fine from the getgo. This morning I did a fake 2 star alignment on the bench and I got a moving cursor against the sky display as I turned the encoders by hand. tom Works great with CdC, Dave! I built the Far Circuits kit and it worked fine from the getgo. This morning I did a fake 2 star alignment on the bench and I got a moving cursor against the sky display as I turned the encoders by hand.

tom

]]> By: Dave http://eksfiles.net/digital-setting-circles/buy-a-pc-board/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Dave Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:19:07 +0000 http://test.eksfiles.net/?page_id=238#comment-361 Yes, you should be able to do that. CDC probably will give you feedback by moving a cursor or pointer across its display as you manually slew the scope. Yes, you should be able to do that. CDC probably will give you feedback by moving a cursor or pointer across its display as you manually slew the scope.

]]> By: Tom http://eksfiles.net/digital-setting-circles/buy-a-pc-board/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Tom Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:17:41 +0000 http://test.eksfiles.net/?page_id=238#comment-360 I've got an old Byers CAM-TRAK 2 equatorial mount with encoders on the RA and DEC axes, stepper motor RA drive. It's not a goto mount. Can I use your circuit with Cartes du Ciel and slew the scope manually? What feedback do I get on CdC? Thanks, tom I’ve got an old Byers CAM-TRAK 2 equatorial mount with encoders on the RA and DEC axes, stepper motor RA drive. It’s not a goto mount. Can I use your circuit with Cartes du Ciel and slew the scope manually? What feedback do I get on CdC?

Thanks,
tom

]]> By: Dave http://eksfiles.net/digital-setting-circles/buy-a-pc-board/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Dave Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:26:04 +0000 http://test.eksfiles.net/?page_id=238#comment-225 Todd, No--that's only for people who bought an earlier kit who want to upgrade. You'll get the latest version of the IC with the kit. Todd,

No–that’s only for people who bought an earlier kit who want to upgrade. You’ll get the latest version of the IC with the kit.

]]> By: Todd http://eksfiles.net/digital-setting-circles/buy-a-pc-board/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Todd Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:42:34 +0000 http://test.eksfiles.net/?page_id=238#comment-224 Will I need to purchase the upgraded IC for the fair circuits kit? Will I need to purchase the upgraded IC for the fair circuits kit?

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