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I wanted to get a CCD Camera and looked into the Meade line. Unfortunately, Meade CCD Imagers have had a real run of bad press and quality control problems, so I looked at the SBIG line. Then the prices started sinking in.
I had heard about the Cookbook camera and being the adventuresome type, and having a good solid electronics background started pricing out the components. I then jumped into ordering piecesparts, the metal parts kit from University Optics, the CCD from Marshall and many misc parts from Digikey. [*OOPS* Digikey was a BIG MISTAKE ! I remembered them as being competitively priced, but times must have changed ! Order from Jameco, they are are less than half, sometimes one fourth the price !!!!!] I had a vast junkbox, so saved a lot on the power supply, and made up for my Digikey losses.
After about three weeks and $400, I had my camera. The only problem I had
during construction was osc. in the -9.5v power supply.
*ADD The 1000uf caps on the +- 15vdc
input to to the control board !!!!!
Here are some shots of the finished product !
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