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My homebuilt Mount, Bruce Van Deventer

My homebuilt Mount

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Custom (homemade) off-axis equatorial mount, carrying a Meade 16" SCT operating at f/10. The mount control system is based on CAN communications to an interface box, tilt sensor, and two off-the-shelf brushed DC servomotor controllers made by Faulhaber. A single Visual Basic .NET program manages all aspects of mount control and communicates over the CAN bus using a USB to CAN dongle and Windows API made by Peak Technologies (PCAN).

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My homebuilt Mount, Bruce Van Deventer