spectrograph_systems
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| In April 2026, we installed a TCube Edge 300 from Solid State Cooling Systems to chill and pump fluid | In April 2026, we installed a TCube Edge 300 from Solid State Cooling Systems to chill and pump fluid | ||
| through the QHY camera. The TCube has a serial interface (COM8) that allows one to check status, set fluid temperature, | through the QHY camera. The TCube has a serial interface (COM8) that allows one to check status, set fluid temperature, | ||
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| + | For QHY 600 settings, we have been using HighGain Mode, offset 10, gain setting 1. | ||
| === Focuser === | === Focuser === | ||
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| The Esatto focusser is connected on port 3 of the Wanderer. The power/USB can be cycled through the Alpaca switch drive (SW.SetSwitchValue(2, | The Esatto focusser is connected on port 3 of the Wanderer. The power/USB can be cycled through the Alpaca switch drive (SW.SetSwitchValue(2, | ||
| - | We run the QHY600 USB through the Wanderer as well, in case we ever need to reconnect the USB. It is plugged into port 1 (so accessed through SW.SetSwitchValue(0,0|1)). | + | At one point, we ran the QHY600 USB through the Wanderer as well, in case we ever need to reconnect the USB. However, we started to see some spontaneous disconnects from ASCOM, so we routed it directly to the USB port on the computer. |
| === Spectrograph box === | === Spectrograph box === | ||
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