I modded my Sirius (HEQ5) mount with Rowan Belt mode. After watching a video on ASCOM and custom gear ratio, I suspect that you have to change the ratio in INDI as well but I could not find where to do that in INDI/Ekos ?
Anyone had to play with this ?
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SW Black Diamond 80ED | SW150MAK | Newton SW 200/1000 | Orion 50mm Guider with Helical Focuser |Sirius EQ-G Rowan Belt Mode
Canon 1000D moded | ZWO ASI185MC | Baader Mark III Zoom
INDI | Stellarmate on RPI3B+ | Stellarium | Pixinsight
Would you have a link to that video you watched please? I'm also thinking of doing the mod to y HEQ5 mount but I've never heard you had to change any ratios anywhere.
Here is the link for the video: EQASCOM: Custom Gearing Ratios by Chris Shillito (the video is only 2m20s)
Maybe I misunderstood what he meant... Let me know what you think
Thanks!
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money"
SW Black Diamond 80ED | SW150MAK | Newton SW 200/1000 | Orion 50mm Guider with Helical Focuser |Sirius EQ-G Rowan Belt Mode
Canon 1000D moded | ZWO ASI185MC | Baader Mark III Zoom
INDI | Stellarmate on RPI3B+ | Stellarium | Pixinsight
Ok thanks for looking this up ! I knew I've read it somewhere but could not remember and then I saw this video and went into panic mode
Here is a video i shot showing the difference in noise. the mode also help with backlash. I think it is quite worthwile when you compare the cost of your whole setup to the cost of the mode. I would say that the cost/benefit ratio is quite good
If you decide to do the mode, please buy the extraction tool ! I could not have succeded without it.
"Some people are so poor, all they have is money"
SW Black Diamond 80ED | SW150MAK | Newton SW 200/1000 | Orion 50mm Guider with Helical Focuser |Sirius EQ-G Rowan Belt Mode
Canon 1000D moded | ZWO ASI185MC | Baader Mark III Zoom
INDI | Stellarmate on RPI3B+ | Stellarium | Pixinsight