You can either leave the RAPAS on or off the mount initially. My preference is to level the mount first as it is much easier to drift align. 1) Roughly polar align (visually center Polaris in the Dec

Which version greg? And do u plug in an extension cord to run a laptop as well or is this dedicated just to the mount? Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

http://www.goalzero.com/ This is what I’musing. Gregory Gig Harbor, WA. From: mailto:ap-gto@... Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 10:09 AM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] LFP 12v battery for

I have recently purchased a Mach 1 along with a RAPAS and have been reading through the various manuals trying to establish a basic starting workflow for myself to use the RAPAS. I am using an

Rolando, I wonder if it would be wise to also warn against usingthe SAME power supply setting, for any other devices, like CCD and DSLR’s. Theyare not as tolerant for higher voltages above 12

It's a 12v battery. But I believe that in some cases a bit more juice would be a good thing, like in really cold weather. 15v should be safe for all uses (correct me if I'm wrong). joel

The mount can be safely run up to 18 volts with zero issues. In fact we have run it here with 24 volts, but I would not recommend that high a voltage during hot weather in the summer. 18 volts is

This link has more details: http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/mounting_acc/power It appears anything between 11.5 and 18 volts DC should work, that 14.6v looks to be just

Isn't the 14.6V number just for the charger not the battery itself? Regards, Chip Gentry Austin, TX Earth

I am looking to pickup a battery to power a GTO Mach1 mount. I would prefer something a little lighter than the lead acid batteries. I am thinking of trying on of these

The encoders are integrated into the CP4. No extra cables required. The pointing model is in your laptop and is independent of the CP3, CP4. Don't worry about PE, it is not an issue with an encoder

I am interested in the CP4 upgrade once it is available. Here are some questions on some issues I have thought of. 1. The CP3 is currently loaded with the factory PEM. Since this is a property of

Start from basic mount with nothing plugged in. Remove also the guide cable from the guider port. Using only the keypad, set the tracking to sidereal. Now check the tracking speed. Rolando

Hi Everyone, Sorry for the inconvenience. I have just restored the original driver (and PDF) links so you can again get them from

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ap-gto group. File : /DYI TOOL - ULTRA PRECISE BUBBLE LEVEL/DIY BUBBLE

Thanks....that was sort of funny...looks like the old classic scopes of the 60s and 70s...12.5" Newtonian on a mount made for an 8" scope.... Mike J. Shade: mshade@q.com Mike J. Shade

Joe, That is really cool. Thanks for the post.

Best guess is that your guider cable is not the right one. The connector at one end being reversed from what is needed will cause this effect. The direction of rapid movement will be a helpful clue.

I have a AP1100GTO, that's always connected to the TheSkyX for the past 12 months and working fine, all of a sudden the tracking has become very fast. I have the following setup with theskyx: Mount:

So was mine. I believe our friends at AP would not even think of delivering a less than perfect equipment. I tested the polar alignment with PemProV2 after aligning my Mach1 with the RAPAS. The