Atik 314L+ loss of contact with Artemis and AdueLa

[Edward Orlando Wiley]

Last night I kept loosing contact with the camera. This happened with both Artemis and AdueLa. The loss was intermittent, somethings I had contact, other times, no contact. The camera was running, I could hear the fan. But, I am running the Atik, another guiding CCD, the mount,  laptop and a heating strip through a single power strip.

 I thought of two possible problems.

1. Drivers.
2. Lack of sufficient current, that is low current. I do have a lot of peripherals coming out of one power strip.

Since that happened with both Artemis and AdueLa, I am suspecting that I may be trying to supply too much current through the power strip. Tomorrow I will test this by running another line to the observatory, but if anyone has had this problem and can suggest a solution, I would greatly appreciate a response.

BTW, the 314L+ performs excellently with my new APLY600 spectrograph.

Many thanks, Ed Wiley

[NickK]

Just out of curiosity - does it loose contact if you wiggle either the USB or power cables?

[Merlin66]

Ed,
I use the ATiK314L with my Spectra-L200 spectroscope. Majic!!
I also have an ATiK16icS set-up as an electronic guider (Zuiko 135mm telelens)
I found that the type of problem you state is usually caused by the lack of power.
I now have a 10A 12V regulated power supply and - touch wood no more issues.
(Just double check you're using the correct 12V DC plug. The 2.1 and 2.5 (incorrect) can look very similar)