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Re: Notified!đ #mach2gto
#Mach2GTO
George
Wayne,  I have just sent PDF manuals to you.  Regards,  George  George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-282-1513 Email: george@... Â
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Sent: Monday, March 02, 2020 11:35 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Notified!đ #mach2gto #mach2gto  Iâm hoping they publish it online also so I can get a jump on things and be prepared when the mount arrives.Â
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Re: Balancing the scope
Thanks guys
i just realized i posted to the AP GTO so i'll try the main AP group as well Brian
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Re: Declination gets locked
Astrobob
I believe your supposed to put a drop or two of oil down the thread holes of the clutch bolts on occasion. Â Bob
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Re: AP V2 ASCOM driver v5.30.07 available for download
I did that too - booted up the PC and then ran the installer immediately before anything else started up
On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 10:06 AM Mike Dodd <mike@...> wrote: On 3/2/2020 12:47 PM, Bruce Donzanti wrote: --
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Re: AP V2 ASCOM driver v5.30.07 available for download
On 3/2/2020 12:47 PM, Bruce Donzanti wrote:
So, not sure how to proceed as I am not usually a windows user and don'tLast night I successfully installed the driver on my obs PC. I started the PC, then immediately ran the driver installation program. The AP1200 was not even powered-up. The installation ran perfectly. When done, I powered-up the mount, launched the AP Jog program, and connected to the mount to verify that the driver still works. It does. HTH. -- Mike Mike Dodd Louisa County, Virginia USA http://astronomy.mdodd.com
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Re: AP V2 ASCOM driver v5.30.07 available for download
Dale Ghent
There's an instance of the A-P ASCOM driver still running for some reason, and the installer was unable to get it to quit. This is not an uncommon occurrence with ASCOM drivers in general and is rather annoying when it does happen - the driver is still running because it believes that something is using it, when in reality there isn't. If you are certain that this is the case, you can open up Windows Task Manager (right click the task bar, select Task Manager) and in the resulting list of programs that are running, you can right click on it and "End Process". That should kill it and you can retry the installation.
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Failing that, a reboot will always clear the zombie process. /dale
On Mar 2, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Bruce Donzanti <donza2735@gmail.com> wrote:
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Re: AP V2 ASCOM driver v5.30.07 available for download
Bruce Donzanti
Hi Ray I tried to download the new version several times (I have a GTOCP4) but keep getting the same message:
So, not sure how to proceed as I am not usually a windows user and don't want to mess things up. I just hit abort. How should I proceed? Bruce On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 7:18 PM Ray Gralak <groups3@...> wrote: Hello all,
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Re: Notified!đ #mach2gto
#Mach2GTO
Wayne Hixson
Iâm hoping they publish it online also so I can get a jump on things and be prepared when the mount arrives.Â
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Re: M106
steven ho
Based on everyone's feedback the image's purple-ish hue has been eliminated. Thank you!!
steve
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Sent: Monday, March 2, 2020 11:42 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] M106 Â
hello,
nice shoot but you have a blue and purple dominante. (on my calibrated screen)
Didier REDIGER-LIZLOVâ
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VERY nice Steven! A tad purple on my screen but could just be my screen.
Stuart Heggie
On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 00:11, steven ho <StevenHoffman53@...> wrote:
-- Stuart http://www.astrofoto.ca/stuartheggie/
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Re: New APCC and ASCOM versions
Wayne Hixson
Thanks Marj and congratulations to all the folks at Astro-Physics on the shipping launch of what Iâm sure will be another great A-P mount.Â
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On Mar 2, 2020, at 12:09 AM, Marj Christen <marj@...> wrote:
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Re: Notified!đ #mach2gto
#Mach2GTO
Wayne Hixson
I donât know for sure, but I assume so.Â
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On Mar 2, 2020, at 6:51 AM, Dean Jacobsen <deanjacobsen@...> wrote:
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Re: M106
REDIGER-LIZLOV Didier
hello,
nice shoot but you have a blue and purple dominante. (on my calibrated screen)
Didier REDIGER-LIZLOVâ
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VERY nice Steven! A tad purple on my screen but could just be my screen.
Stuart Heggie
On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 00:11, steven ho <StevenHoffman53@...> wrote:
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Re: Plate Solve Options for APPM - Must You Use SGP??
Worsel
I suspect (Ray, correct me, if wrong!) that APPM requires an external program to do the image capture for PS, as well as the actual solve, because APPM does not do image capture internally.
Bryan
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Re: Declination gets locked
Joe Zeglinski
Steve,
Â
   Yes, the old AP-900 and AP-1200 mounts had nylon clutch
(cylindrical) plugs, which do flatten out âinto the narrow free space between
the axle and the threaded bolt shaft. It ends up looking like a âmushroomâ
inside that tight channel space. At that point, with the nylon now partially
jammed between axle and housing, it becomes very difficult, almost
impossible to rotate the axle by hand. The flattened plug head canât be
extracted the same direction it went in, and it also mushrooms itself into the
threaded walls of the bolt hole, so it becomes stuck into the wallâs
threads. As I recall, the only option is to force the entire axle
out of its outer housing, (using 3â long, screwed-in âpush boltsâ, from the axle
top head-end), drill out most of its center to a thin walled cylinder, then
hammer the remaining mushroomed nylon plug inward, for removal. Extremely
difficult repair task.
Â
   I bought the AP extraction tool, which I was even
advised up front, by staff that it likely wouldnât work very well as it
chipped the plug material. The tool is just a specially filed down
screwdriver â and I followed the instructions. The tool just ate away at the
old, compressed, now age-brittled plug with every turn of the blade and
never got a grip on the plug for extraction.Â
Â
   In fact, it probably works in rare cases, of newer plugs
that werenât tightened down all that much over the years â certainly NOT
using an Allen wrench on the axis lock down bolt head!
The guys at AP certainly deserve their well earned praise and admiration of
doing such a difficult job in plug repairs. I donât envy them at all, but
appreciate their personal hard work.
Â
Joe Z.
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Re: M106
Stuart <stuart.j.heggie@...>
VERY nice Steven! A tad purple on my screen but could just be my screen. Stuart Heggie
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Re: Notified!đ #mach2gto
#Mach2GTO
On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 07:13 AM, Wayne Hixson wrote:
Dealer was notified that my mount was being shipped yesterday afternoon! ETA here next Wednesday. đI'm assuming a copy of the Mach2 manual was included in your shipment. I can't wait to start perusing the manual. A copy hasn't been posted on the Support pages yet but hopefully will be posted soon.
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Re: M106
Nice shot Steven.
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Re : [ap-gto] New APCC and ASCOM versions
Yves Laroche
Hi Marj,
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In clicking the link at point 5. Download APCC: from https://www.astro-physics.info/index.htm?tech_support/software/apcc/apcc-install The next page is still referring to the older version of APCC. Now you are ready to download APCC: APCC Standard 1.7.1.4 (open link in new tab to download software) APCC Pro 1.7.1.5 (open link in new tab to download software) Hope this help. Regards, Yves
Le 02/03/20 03:09, Marj Christen <marj@...> a Ă©crit :
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Re: Declination gets locked
Steve Salvo
Iâm not sure of the model mount you have, but on my mount, the 900, the friction pads under the clutch locks can depress and warp, actually hindering the movement of the axis. AP has a special tool to remove the pads. This happens by over tightening the clutches.
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Steve
On Mar 1, 2020, at 20:36, Suresh Mohan <drsureshmohan@gmail.com> wrote:
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New APCC and ASCOM versions
The download page for the newest versions of APCC has been uploaded with the correct links. I apologize for the confusion regarding the version numbers on the webpage a couple of days ago.  Important: you must install the newest version of the ASCOM V2 driver v5.30.07 from https://www.gralak.com/apdriver/  Note that a new safety park feature requires CP4 version P02-02 or later. This version is not quite ready for release for the CP4. We are presently testing it. This feature is functional for the GTOCP5 that is used exclusively by the Mach2.  Have fun!  Clear Skies,  Marj Christen Astro-Physics, Inc 11250 Forest Hills Rd Machesney Park, IL 61115 Phone: 815-282-1513 Fax: 815-282-9847 www.astro-physics.com Â
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