My focus cube 2 is sensitive to low voltage. It starts disconnecting USB somewhere around 11 volts. Thin long power cables suffer surprisingly large voltage drops in our low voltage applications.
It took me months/years to figure this out. I initially thought it was a combination of using long usb cables and an older computer. When replacing these with shorter and newer, didn't fix the problem, I replaced my my power supply that I suspected was not handling surge needs from dew heaters, camera coolers, and mount slews. When this didn't fix the problem, I measured the voltage drop between the power supply and the telescope. Replacing much of the 12 V cables with heavier wire fixed the problem. This was a much cheaper solution!
Hey, I've had the focuser for two weeks and often have the problem that it disconnects. I use the included USB cable and connect it to a UPBv3 - the UPBv3 is supplied with 13.2V via the 10A power supply from Pegasus Astro. Do you have the same problem and maybe you were able to solve it? The focuser not only separates from Nina, but is also no longer visible in the Unity software. I then have to switch off the USB port and switch it on again so that the focus is there again.
My connections are not quite the same as yours, but I did have a problem using the Pegasus Astro 10A power supply. My power supply only puts out 12V with no load. With all my devices connected, the voltage dropped considerably. I measured voltage at each device. I solved my problem by replacing the power supply and using heaver power cables. The RUclipsr, Patriot Astro has a video called "Astrophotography Away From Home (No Internet Required!) Remote Camera Monitoring Included!" He describes adding a very robust buck converter to your DC power source to guarantee the voltage does not drop.
Hope you see this and can answer my question. Can I attach this while my telescope in racked in so at 0 and can I use the computer to rack my telescope out to the 60mm im normally at for focus??
My focus cube 2 is sensitive to low voltage. It starts disconnecting USB somewhere around 11 volts. Thin long power cables suffer surprisingly large voltage drops in our low voltage applications.
From my experience all of the Pegasus products are sensitive to low voltage. Anything under 12.0VDC. I power my setup with 13.5VDC
It took me months/years to figure this out. I initially thought it was a combination of using long usb cables and an older computer. When replacing these with shorter and newer, didn't fix the problem, I replaced my my power supply that I suspected was not handling surge needs from dew heaters, camera coolers, and mount slews. When this didn't fix the problem, I measured the voltage drop between the power supply and the telescope. Replacing much of the 12 V cables with heavier wire fixed the problem. This was a much cheaper solution!
Hey, I've had the focuser for two weeks and often have the problem that it disconnects. I use the included USB cable and connect it to a UPBv3 - the UPBv3 is supplied with 13.2V via the 10A power supply from Pegasus Astro.
Do you have the same problem and maybe you were able to solve it?
The focuser not only separates from Nina, but is also no longer visible in the Unity software. I then have to switch off the USB port and switch it on again so that the focus is there again.
My connections are not quite the same as yours, but I did have a problem using the Pegasus Astro 10A power supply. My power supply only puts out 12V with no load. With all my devices connected, the voltage dropped considerably. I measured voltage at each device. I solved my problem by replacing the power supply and using heaver power cables. The RUclipsr, Patriot Astro has a video called "Astrophotography Away From Home (No Internet Required!) Remote Camera Monitoring Included!" He describes adding a very robust buck converter to your DC power source to guarantee the voltage does not drop.
Hope you see this and can answer my question. Can I attach this while my telescope in racked in so at 0 and can I use the computer to rack my telescope out to the 60mm im normally at for focus??
What cover are you using over your scope to leave it out all the time?