SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 2021
builds and hacks
I guess I'm a maker. I've always thought of myself as a do-it-yourself
person. I've always tried fixing things, repairing things, extending
the life. And I'm not afraid to adjust, change, enhance, improve,
or do things beyond what the original developer or designer thought
of.
To keep a long story short, this DIY page will collect together all
the do-it-yourself projects I've undertaken, whether new builds, or
hacks.
In general, the links will go to a "project" page which
shows details of the new build or modification with costs, time lines,
plans, etc. A big part of this, the raison d'etre is that the individual
steps for big projects are sprinkled through the blog over months
or years. The project page collates all related articles.
Enjoy. Make. Hack. Learn. Reduce. Reuse. Do it.
made
hacked
- external battery pack for OneWorld
- external battery pack for Oregon Scientific
- external battery pack for ETX
- external DC power for ETX
- GoToStar drive on Vixen SP mount
- occulting eyepiece
- lithium booster battery
- cup warmers for heaters
- 12 volt power supply from computer
- USB keyboard light to red
- solar lights to red
- new finder scope to C8
- clamps on Vixen tripod
- converted loupe to red
- LED KMN lights
- cooler buggy
- thumb screws on Edmund Scientific
- Polaris reference circle tool
- LED head lamp - 21 Aug '14
- new power plug SynScan Dob - 1 Jul '12
fixed / repaired
- no response 3 key on SynScan
keypad - 12 Nov '19
- CGEM mount intermittent freezing - 20 Mar '18
- SBIG 11000 camera - 14 Jul '15
- SLA battery pack - 11 Apr '15
- Sky-Watcher EQ3 mount power cord - 25 Jan '15
- 8" Dobsonian focuser - 28 Dec '14
- NEQ6 Pro mount rebuild - 14 Dec '14
- collimated AstroMaster 114 - 23 Aug '14
- collimated binoculars - 23 Aug '14
- Celestron CGEM power problem - 23 Aug '14
- collimated Celestron 15x70 Sky Master binos - 22 Aug '14
- 8" LightBridge Newtonian - 22 Aug '14
- Meade 10-inch LX 200 - 21 Aug '14
- Celestron polar scope - 3 Aug '14
- Celestron power cord damage - 2 Aug '14
- Celestron CGEM backlash - 22 Jun '14
- Celestron tripod north pin - 22 May '14
- Celestron CGEM power cord - 22 May '14
- dropped/damaged Meade SCT - 30 Aug '13
- 12" Dobsonian - 19 Aug '13
- visual back cross-threaded on CPC 8 GPS - 10 Aug '13
- collimated Celestron SCT - 20 Jul '13
- collimated Celestron NexStar 11 GPS - 12 Jul '13
- RC 8 focuser - 14 Jun '13
- collimated SCT - 1 May '13
- collimated Celestron SCT 9¼" - 8 Nov '12
- rebuilt NexStar 11" GPS mount - 2 Sep '12
- aligned Celestron polar scope - 18 Aug '12
- Orion counter-weight bolt - 15 Apr '12
- collimated Celestron 15x70 Sky Master binos - 18 Mar '12
- CPC 1100 circuit board - 5 Feb '12
- Sky-Watcher motor - 24 Aug '10
- Kendrick dew heater controller power cord - 18 Sep '09
- loaner scope Telrad - May '09
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