I'm an astronomer and I want to do some limited astrophotography by putting a camera on the back of a driven telescope. I bought an old Meade DS-2000 114m Newtonian, with an Autostar controller, strictly for this purpose. Back in the day, the DS-2000 was a really good telescope, with a reliable tracking system. The big problem is that it only took 8 AA batteries, with no option for ac, or even a 12v battery pack.
I've been doing this for 30+ years now. I bought the telescope, which appeared to be in excellent shape, but untested, from shop Goodwill for $54 delivered. I wasn't disappointed. The scope looks almost unused. But I really don't want to run it using AAA batteries.
I bought this Transformer because of the variety of connections, including the double snap fitting, like you'd use on a 9v battery. The battery holder in the telescope is connected by one of these connectors.
After getting the Transformer set, I tested it by using the alligator clip connection. It ran the telescope perfectly. This telescope uses 12VDC so I set the Transformer to 12v. The power supply is very solid and steady through the Transformer, which I tested for 40 minutes.
The idea of using the snap connection didn't stand the light of day; I realized I'd be running negative to positive, and vise versa, which obviously wouldn't work unless I switched some wiring around. So, I just sacrificed the alligator clips by cutting them off, and soldering them to the wires in the Meade. This left the barrel, which I easily connect to the Transformer wire barrel, to power the telescope.
I ran the telescope for almost an hour, watching the voltage readout, and telescope tracking. The voltage remained rock steady and the telescope tracked perfectly for more than 30 minutes, before needing correction (excellent for this telescope).
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