This does not sound like a mechanical issue. Can you explain in more detail how the axis is not responding? If the mount is responding properly to slew and park commands, then it points away from the

I've yet to set this - watching your videos helped me see how do do it. I've been drawing in my best guess. So it appears your scope doesn't avoid the restricted areas? In addition to setting this

I had the same on my mach1 I received last year. There are instructions on how to (its easy) adjust this in the manual. You remove the metal magnetic cap. You loosen the set screws and apply a slight

My AP1100 is not responding well to RA adjustment commands from the Keypad controller. I have noticed this for a while and though at first it was a balance issue or a worm/gear mesh issue. The Dec

Ok, great! I'm glad that got you connected! -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/software/apcc/apcc Author of PEMPro

Just did.... it said COM4 ; I checked it again and it said, mount found. I tried to connect it to SGP and it worked perfectly. Thank you very much

Have you looked in Windows Device manager to see which COM port the USB/Serial converter is using? That is the port you want to use. If the port is not working check the cable connection to your

I want to use SGP to control my Mach 1 mount and was planning on using a USB connection. I downloaded the AP V2 Driver and the installed the FTDI driver on my windows 10 PC before plugging in the USB

Thanks Ray. Saved for future reference! joel

Greetings, I am chasing some star trailing in RA direction on high Dec targets (M51, specifically). I am going down the list of possible culprits (field rotation, flexure, etc) but so far everything

I imagine if it's AP specific product it would be.

Hi Joel, You can copy C:\ProgramData\Astro-Physics\settings.apdb to the same folder on your other computer. This will copy all of the settings. -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics

I need to set up a new PC. Is there a way to export or copy the sites in the Ascom driver to the new PC? joel

Thats a nice camera. I have the QSI583 (so no fast download, and not as good of cooling) that I bought used for a song ($1400 or so) and I really enjoy using that camera. I really like owning multiple

Thanks Geof. I guess I have some other problem that caused the bad guiding after the flip. I'll need to debug next time I'm out. Overcast skies and snow are forecast through Tuesday. Hopefully

Hi Bill and Roland, Reference to the PHD2 wiki page shows that PHD2 does not require the reverse dec output checkbox to be checked for any AP

Bill If you run everything through ASCOM, then PHD2 should know when the flip occurs and should automatically adjust the calibration parameters. From the PHD2

In the ASCOM driver you start the mount from Park3 if the scope is pointing north. When you flip sides the guiding software MUST be set up to also reverse the guiding after meridian flip. That is

I finally got out last night to try out my Mach-1 GTO. I had a few issues that perhaps this group can help with. 1. I started with the OTA pointed north (I believe this is called "Park 3").

I have the same on a nearly new feather touch 3" It binds and stops in places. I have to loosen the screws that hold the focuser in place to get it to autofocus without binding.