Wiring up the mount.

[+Graham]

Against all expectations my Servo motors turned up today.

After going to collect and pay the import duty I finally had my motors safe at home.

First job was to unpack everything and lay it out on a table.

As the sun was shining the garden was the perfect place.

 

This is all the kit I am going to be fitting.

 

 

After examining the Servos and their cables it dawned on me that although I had requested the longest cables they did these were not going to be long enough.

 

Time for another cunning plan.

 

After some careful measuring and marking out I let rip with the angle grinder.

I decided to mount the Servo CAT unit inside the mount's body.

After cutting a letter box out of the side I then welded a plate in to act as a shelf for the Servo CAT to sit on.

 

 

It was then time to remove the covers and start threading the wire up through the mount.

 

RA Axis

 

 

Dec Axis.

 

 

It was then a matter of drilling and cutting a slot in the side of the bodies to allow the motor and encoder cable to pass through.

After fitting the cables through a grommet the covers were screwed back into place.

 

 

This is what the business side of things now looks like.

I will make a bespoke cover to tidy up the letter box once I get back to work.

 

 

Tomorrow I will see if I can make the brackets for mounting the motors.

 

More to follow as it happens.

[BAZ]

That looks the Dogs Doodads Graham, a really tidy bit of engineering there mate. I can't wait for first light with it all working, I know the Gods of Clouds will stick their oar in, but good luck old lad that is an epic project.

[+Graham]

Thanks Martyn.

If all goes to plan and I can get some brackets made it should be tomorrow.