SBIG 2000XCM -> SBIG 2000XM is this possible?

Hello All,

I have a 2000XCM, I'd like to consider moving away from the mosaic chip
to a mono chip in the future - has anyone tried this? Does SBIG support
this modification? Is this a daft thing to do?

Pete

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:30:45 GMT, Pete Milligan
wrote:

I have a 2000XCM, I'd like to consider moving away from the mosaic chip
to a mono chip in the future - has anyone tried this? Does SBIG support
this modification? Is this a daft thing to do?

I believe that SBIG will do that mod for you. Nothing daft about it- as
you have discovered, a color sensor is something that serious imagers
quickly outgrow.

I guess what you need to compare is the cost of an upgrade to the B&W
detector versus the cost of a used ST2000XM. You might almost come out
even selling the XCM and buying an XM.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:30:45 GMT, Pete Milligan
wrote:


I guess what you need to compare is the cost of an upgrade to the B&W
detector versus the cost of a used ST2000XM. You might almost come out
even selling the XCM and buying an XM.

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I'm now wondering whether I can source the chip directly from Kodak or
hunt down a defunct XM on astromart. Thanks for your posting. I had
asked SBIG in the UK & they felt I was a little crazy.

Cheers,

Pete