Joe: I didn't mean to have things get complicated. I think "Polar Axis Assembly" would suffice. Kent Kirkley ************************************** See what's free

Hi Kent, The way I figured it - the G11 head, complete, is 39 lbs, and no fun lifting into position. The AP900 RA with fork is 35 lbs. Add the RPA (about 5 lbs), and we are back into the G11

Rick, I've spent more than a couple of hours going through the messages containing the elusive "Ratzenberger" to find the magic link. Email me the link off line, if you have it. Thanks, Joe

Thanks Dominik, Are there two PCB's inside - one is the keypad, and the other, the processor and display? I think Marj may be wondering if you had a problem just with the keypad PCB ( which is

Thanks Jeff, That reinforces my decision to stay with RPA's on both tripod and fixed pier. Actually, I had also considered having a machinist (horizontally & vertically) "notch out" the pier

The link is supplied in a message in the ap-ug messages. I used skyinsight search (advanced) and found it earlier today. The link appears to be up. group's, an in messages of US TV copy were to

'with fork' ??? What fork? German equatorial mounts don't have forks, unless you are referring to the mount's side plates. Kent Kirkley ************************************** See what's free

Hi Joe, OK, I will once again dismantle the keypad to take some pictures and will post them on the Group. You will see the repair and what is inside the keypad. All the best, Dominik wrote: run

I've used both the SPA and RPA. SPA on a 900 and RPA on a 1200. I had my concerns/lack-of-belief with the RPA, but now I see the RPA is a big jump over the SPA. It is such a "subtle" difference

Hi Dominik, Glad to hear that all is well, after the fix. For the rest of us, perhaps, you could clarify, just in case we run into a similar problem. In anticipation of other's questions,

Czesc Jozefie, U mnie wszystko OK. Dzieki :-) So where the problem was ? According to my neighbour the plastic keypad which is inside is very sensitive to corrosion (he manyfactures electronics for

Joe: Roland even suggests that one can leave the mount attached to the RPA and remove them both as a unit. If the pier is permanent, you can just replace 'the unit' into the pier and probably keep

Roland, thank you kindly. I had never heard of such a thing but once I went through the procedure on the AP website my tracking is looking much much better with DEC set to 1. Thanks

Good point, Kent. I had forgotten about the side screws - AP warns against our even touching them. I was considering drilling a hole for a locking set screw - about half inch inward from

Thanks Kent - that was just the answer I was looking for. Now I'm glad I got the RPA, and will likely go for another. Although I plan on making a permanent pier, I'm not yet ready to commit to

Hi Rick, Whose site was the FTP download link? The stations or this group's, an in what section (Files, Photo)? Anyway, I did a general search on "Ratzenberger", and saw all the messages of

Hi, I would appreciate some advice about using the SPA versus RPA. I recently purchased the RPA with my new AP900, since it looked like a better, wiser, choice. Now I am considering a second

Czesc Dominik, Jak sie masz? Just as a side note on most "elastomer keypads" (like those on your TV remote) in general. I don't know if this is the same type as inside the AP keypad, though.

Hi, Just to let you know my problem has been resolved with some help of my neighbour who deals with electronics. The problem was the plastic dial keypad which is inside AP keypad. After reparing one

kgkirkley@... writes: You can tighten them down to essentially lock the plate into place. Roland Christen ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.