Need to add the following: right after "observe that PulseGuide reads back the value correctly" I use the keypad to - display the longitude for location 1: it is W 6 50 (although PulseGuide did send E

I used very high density open cell dark grey foam. It gives but quite reluctantly, similar to the closed cell foam. Your choice of the closed cell polyurethane foam should be excellent as well. For

Hi Pete, I have seen the flurry of posts. Let me offer some simple suggestions. Don't put any glue or any other stuff down in the hole. I think that is a low probability of success and higher

Hi Ray, This is Rev L. CP3 (this is a brand new Mach1). In my latest tests, I used PulseGuide and only PulseGuide (1.30). This is the exact sequence to show the value is not retained after power

Hi Konstantin, The value is being rejected by PulseGuide I think because the keypad wrote a value over 180 degrees to the mount. The range is -180 to 180 in the LX200 protocol so I that is the range

Hi Pierre, I am using Rev I of the firmware (CP3) and the value sent to the mount IS retained after a power cycle. Which Rev are you using? Also, if there is a bug in the hand controller firmware,

Hi Ray, I wrote about this two years ago. I managed it till that time by starting only from the keypad. Konstantin Hammerichstr. 5 22605 Hamburg 040/8805747 01711983476 Am 17.12.2007 um 16:10

Hi Ray, No: unfortunately, the value written by PulseGuide is _not_ retained properly after a power cycle if the longitude is East. Last test I did was to set the longitude to W 6 50 then change

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I am going to make a set of cases for my 1200 and a couple sets for friends with 900's. My thought was to use the polyethylene foam that they shipped with but only use 1 layer of it to save space. I

Hi Pierre, So it seems that the problem might be fixed by changing the keypad firmware to write in the range -180 to 180 instead of 0-360. I think because Pulseguide writes in the range -180 to 180

Chuck, as the AP protocol is extending the LX200, I read back the LX200 description (http://www.meade.com/support/LX200CommandSet.pdf) This indicates the presence of the sign, and that East

The previous post warning about glue in the threads is right on. There is no way to prevent "gluing" the broken piece to the mount with this technique. This will only work with an exposed broken

Hi Pete, I have good nes and good news. I took one of the knobs out of my 900 and then took teh stainless screw out of the knob. The black knob appears to be aluminum and the screw has been threaded

Yes, PulseGuide. Sorry! -Ray

Hi Ray, reading back from PEMPro ? You mean PulseGuide, or ? Pierre 180, so that cycling, and driver at any can even exchanged. and 40yahoogroups.com>

Hi Pierre, Yes, PulseGuide validates the return value in the range -180 to 180, so that is why you are seeing 0's. Can you try changing Longitude from the hand controller, power cycling,

Okay, I guess the docs just left out the sign desination. Thanks Ray

Hi Chuck, Negative values work just fine in the test I just did. -Ray

This would explain why I get a longitude set to blank (for E/W) and all 0s when I retrieve the site info in PulseGuide, or ? Pierre (not