Thanks Rick for your reply. Rolland, Howard, here is a question for you: I studied the housing for a while and it is definitely loose ... that's no good ... I have removed the 4 small screws from

This doesn't sound right. Mine does not have any obvious flexibility or movement that I can notice. Rick.

Thanks! I just did an archive search, and found an interesting thread. It seems that some people had issues with power cables that lead to runaway slewing. I *have* been having occasional power

I never run above 600. I seem to remember it happens when I'm centering, so anything 64x and up. It's a scary/startling enough thing when it happens that I've never let it run forever just to see

Thanks Will try to follow in your footsteps. Murray Brian Coote <dbcoote@...> wrote: Hi Murray, I certainly don't require any further upgrade. I am

Hi Murray, I certainly don't require any further upgrade. I am imaging at the moment and haven't had a moments problem with the new box. THe only other alteration to my setup was adding an aluminium

Brian, Thanks for the explanation - seemed to be very clear. It looks like a relatively easy conversion and I think I will get onto AP and see what the costs are. As a matter of interest, have you

Hi Peter, What slew speed are you using when the scope continues to run after you release the keypad button? When I slew at 600 or 900 using the keypad this does not happen. But if I slew at 1200,

Hi Pete, I use pretty much exactly the same setup and have never had that problem, although I use 100% PC control - I don't even have the handset connected to the mount. What versions of controller

Sorry, I guess I'm not being clear about the setup. - The focusser is a JMI DXF3M with built in motor. - The motor is plugged into the AP900. - The focus commands are being generated by FocusMax,

It's a simple JMI focus motor plugged into the AP900, then controlled via the mount and the ASCOM driver. It *should* work with focusMax. Pete

Hi, I would like to have confirmation that the following are normal on my Mach1: - The declination motor/gearbox housing is not tightly fixed: the gearbox can be lifted slightly and the worm gear

For a few years my AP900 has shown an odd behaviour with slewing manually with the keypad. Occasionally, when I release a direction button, it doesn't stop, but just keeps on going. I've been meaning

So the JMI focus motor is just getting its power from the AP900. That doesn't mean the mount is controlling the focus motor. If there are power problems with the power to the mount then that might

Thanks Howard, You are right, I checked and still have the four 1/4-20x5/8" socket head cap screws I received with my DOVE08, I will use them. I am impressed with the quality of the Mach1 out of the

I added the first image with my new 1200 at a dark site during the recent SE Queensland astrofest, australia. I havent processed the image much and needs more work. Having just got back into

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Hi Murray, Sorry I was a bit hurried and on my way to work on my earlier response. This is certainly a 'home project'. I am in Australia and everything including a complete lobotomy falls into the

Hi, On the subject of cases, I have been looking for a couple of "Pelican-like" moulded cases to pack the two halves of an AP900. General case question: Has anyone come across cases that

Why is the focuser controller by the AP900??? Kent Kirkley ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com