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Was tired of having numerous lines coming from the mount dragging on the floor over to my computer.  So decided to put everything at the pier and have one USB cable running back to the computer.  This has been used now for months and months and works great.

Also being used  are 2 Pyramid 25amp 6-15 volts ( adjustable) power supplies.  Was using one then decided to put the mount on one and the dew heaters on the other.  No way that either will not get enough power now.

 

 

     
   
 
Control area at the scope now.  Three power strips, Two Pyramid 25amp units, one Edgeport/4 (giveing me 4 serial ports) one D-Link USB 2.0 (giving me 7 USB 2.0  ports),  and yes the water cooling set-up too

 

 

     

Another view

 

 

     

Another view

 

 

     

Right hand side

 

     

right hand side closer up,  the serial port hub is here and the mount is connected to it on both ports then a USB 2.0 cable runs from it to the USB hub on the left hand side of the pier

 

 

     
     
Serial port close up

 

 
 

Left side of Pier

 

 

     

USB 2.0 Hub,  connected here are the SBIG 10xe /  SBIG 402Xme / FLI DF-2/  FLI CFW-2/  Serial hub has a USB line running from it to this USB hub.  Then from this hub I have one Blue USB 2.0 line running to my computer

 

     

whole thing again

 

     

Up close of the Pyramid PS-26KX   I have changed out the lighter plug the AP mount comes with to self locking Banana plugs.    The Kendrick Dew Heater still has its lighter plug since there is a fuse in it and I have not gotten to the store yet for a holder for the fuse to turn this also into strictly Banana Plugs too

 

     
     
This is what this whole command center gives life to

 

 
 

This site was last updated 04/14/05