How do the guiding rates, 1.0x, 0.5x, 0.25x etc translate to motion of the mount? What are the units? If I am using PHD guiding and it gives a 50ms pulse and the keypad guide rate is set at 1.0x does

rickwiggins@... writes: The problem again with the keypad (hand controller) is that we chose to use a type of display that works down to -40F. This display uses a lot of power. Batteries

Hi Jeff, I have conferred with Wally, our A-P mount supervisor, and he has confirmed that you have repaired the Y-cable correctly. Job well done! Mag. 7 skies! Howard

drdale_com@... writes: 1x means 1 times sidereal. Therefore in RA the actual guide rate would be either zero tracking (star drifts at 1x sidereal westward) or 2x tracking (star drifts 1x

Dec motor problem.............Oops my newbie error. Just an FYI-- it's possible to get the control box connector plugged into the RA motor and the RA Motor connector plugged into the control box.

Yes, we are saying the same thing. <G> My point is simply that it can recover from a remote location without human intervention and I think that it is an important feature to add to the

Rolando/Marj and anyone else that may be interested... I managed to snag the dec cable on the 1200. (My bad.) Anyhow, I got the yellow light, and the dec motor stopped working. Once everything

Yes, that is true; it will actually have to GO to the home position before it can slew to another object. That is a rather unusual way to use the mount, and I for one have never done it that way. I

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jimstar11gps@... writes: First remove the motor gear cover. Next remove the large spur gear (ordinary screw driver will remove the shoulder screw). Then try running the motor with the N-S

Dave, Yes, but then all you have to do is tell it to home and then it will know where it is. No matter what the circumstances, when you tell it to home it will go to the preset spot and reset itself

jeguthals@... writes: Unless you are going more than 350 miles from your home base, you really don't need to change your Lat/Long settings. All it does is affect your horizon limits and your

I mistakenly posted this in the AP-UG group. Hi all, I have a general question regarding my current setup: Ap1200GTO, AP 160, C-14, Robin Casaday tandem mounting system, Homeyer Cradle on the

There is no clutch at all ... those knobs disengage the worm block ... the Paramount will not know where it is if you try to move it that way. The encoders are part of the motor and are not mounted

Just got a new AP900 Goto about 2 weeks ago. It's been working fine t'ill tonite. No response in the Dec motor (yellow Lite). RA motor is working fine. No voltage problem, no balance issue. Also

Nothing.it remains the same. George _____ From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...] On Behalf Of Rick K Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 3:58 PM To:

What happens to the "home" position? and then clutch of Behalf Of "Rick K" "George

Rick, Actually, the Paramount can be disengaged and moved about by hand and then re-engaged in any position. It's not a slip clutch, but it is a clutch of sorts. George _____

Sorry, upon re-reading this response I imply that the Mach1 has no clutches. This is not the case! It too would have to have the clutches permanently 'locked' in a very specific position aligned to

Sorry, upon re-reading this response I imply that the Mach1 has no clutches. This is not the case! It too would have to have the clutches permanently 'locked' in a very specific position aligned to