I've been using my 16" SCT with the mirror locked lately to try and get more consistent collimation. There's still some flop (either in the primary or secondary) when I cross the meridian or go from

I do plan on updating all the chips needed, I think there is a Max chip or something Howard told me about. I was in line with a new one but got a good deal for this one, so spending some cash for

Thanks Derek. I have exchanged many emails with Jim ... we know each other. :-) Anthony. let him tell you more about the photo, but FYI Jim has a folder named "NEAF 2006" in the photos section of

The photographer is Jim Fakatselis, one of our moderators. I will let him tell you more about the photo, but FYI Jim has a folder named "NEAF 2006" in the photos section of the group with more photos

Congrats to whoever took the great photo on the group's homepage. Nice to see the man himself working on his latest gem. Speaking of the Mach1GTO, I received mine last Friday and I am thoroughly

Thanks for letting me know. I suspect that there is come kind of configuation issue somewhere. I was almost certain that there was no issue with the mount itself because of the way the mount was

There are two sets of software, the one in the keypad and the one in the servo controller. These two are separate from each other and stand alone from each other. Version 4.12 is the keypad

I took some video the other evening of the ISS traversing my sky, but with the clutches off and trying to swing the mount by hand. I caught a few frames in which the ISS appeared - more by good luck

Hello: Recent events have caused the three group moderators (Bob Kuberek, Jim Fakatselis, and Derek Wong) to remind everyone on ap-gto that this is intended to be friendly place where people

Dean, How is TheSky configured? Are you using the ASCOM or native driver? I can see where conflicts can occur if TheSky is connected via native and Pulse Guide by ASCOM. The proper way to connect

Dean, I have the SKY6 and Pulseguide working on both serial ports, but I run both serial cables to a 4 port serial to usb converter and then to my laptop. Never have seen this problem. I have a

Hi Howard, I upgraded to the version 4.12 but before doing that moved Pulse guide on the top serial port and the Sky on the bottom. I connected Pulse Guide and then the sky. Issue still occurred.

Hi Dean and Group, I spoke with Dean about the issue this morning, and I thought that I should make a few trouble-shooting comments to the group as a whole. * We always recommend that you have

Yes, he said I need to start replacing someone these, the first is putting in the E1. I am also going to try another set of Y cables and a power supply that puts out 15v. The previous owner did

cluster@... writes: I assume you have spoken with Howard and he told you that it is a servo control problem - specifically the microchip inside the servo controller. I also assume that

Yes, I was going to do this but the page says there is a password so I have to call AP and give them my serial number to get it. I hope that works fixes is 1x guess slew PulseGuide CCD

Dean, I'm new to the Goto mounts, but a few days ago http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ap-gto/message/18896 Did you ever verify which version you're using? Current is 4.12. The software version

After reading the help file, I was able to polar align in about 10 minutes with in 15 arc sec of the pole in both directions. What made the task easier is the heavy az adjustor because I know how

This is now serious problem. I have changed power supplies and there seems to be no issue with the gears. The software in the mount is 4.0x, is that the problem. This happens at any speed

Great Dean: I've got it, I just haven't tried using it......guess I will now. Kent Kirkley ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL