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Xringer · 03-26-10, 04:45 PM

Had my first failure with the tracker today..
It was heavily overcast all morning, and by the time we got some good sun,
the earth had already rotated so much, that no sunlight could reach down
deep inside the sensor array to steer the mount over towards the West..

So, I missed out on about 2.5 hours of afternoon charge time.
Maybe enclosing the photo-cells inside a clear case is a better idea.?.

I guess that's why you see so many of those Red Rock Trackers
inside Peanut Butter jars!

Maybe if I install a small mirror just under the glass on the east side
of the tracker, so it will reflect the any afternoon sun down inside.?.
That might make it track close enough to get a 'lock' on old Sol.
Like an early version AIM9 Sidewinder..

03-26-10, 04:45 PM	#34
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	It stayed East-parked all day Had my first failure with the tracker today.. It was heavily overcast all morning, and by the time we got some good sun, the earth had already rotated so much, that no sunlight could reach down deep inside the sensor array to steer the mount over towards the West.. So, I missed out on about 2.5 hours of afternoon charge time. Maybe enclosing the photo-cells inside a clear case is a better idea.?. I guess that's why you see so many of those Red Rock Trackers inside Peanut Butter jars! Maybe if I install a small mirror just under the glass on the east side of the tracker, so it will reflect the any afternoon sun down inside.?. That might make it track close enough to get a 'lock' on old Sol. Like an early version AIM9 Sidewinder..