One of many issues

denababy

I set up early on one of the very rare clear nights here in the UK, I connected two dew bands, my zwo 2600 mc pro camera and my AM5 mount to my Jackery (240) battery that showed 90% charge but during the imaging session the camera kept disconnecting. All manner of things went wrong, was it due to me connecting too many things to one battery, can anyone shed some light please. I was using an ASIAIR plus.

Tech@ZWO

denababy The camera needs enough power during imaging. what is the maximum power from the DC port of the battery?
Was the dew bands, 2600, and AM5 powered from different ports?

denababy

Hi, thanks for your reply.
I powered the camera, dew bands and mount (am5) from the same battery. The battery was showing 90% charge (Jackery) should I power the camera separately from its own power source?

Astrop

Were the dew heaters plugged into the asiair or the battery directly? Generally you should never use the asiair to power dew heaters as they can draw a lot of power causing issues such as what you're experiencing. If they were connected directly to the USB outs of the battery then I'm not sure. Other potential issues can be lack of stress relief in cabling, the cables themselves too.