From my reading of Ray's ASCOM driver page the latest AP V2 ASCOM driver is 5.20.09 which was released in February 2019. Will there be a new version that will be required for the Mach2 or will we be

Wow, impressive Peter.. basically uninterruptible power. On more than one occasion I’ve tripped over, and/or yanked a power cord out (I am eternally clumsy). Over the last winter I’ve gone to

I use A/C setup along with my Battery Box as a backup in my backyard by using this cool Power Gate device: https://powerwerx.com/west-mountain-radio-pg40s-super-pwrgate along

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I have essentially the same setup (different source for my meter) on my battery setup. It includes a shunt so I have current load, voltage, and power readings. What

I have the same power meter. Look at pictures of my Battery Box to power several astro devices and it shows power meter attached to the box. https://peternagy.smugmug.com/Telescopes/Battery-Setup/ It

Bryan, Yeah, I have one of these too. They’re great – and so simple once you’ve converted all your power cables over to PP. Woody Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019 1:49 PM To:

Terri I purchased the A-P Online Power meter some time ago https://astro-physics.com/cabppwm and have found it very useful.for assessing current draw under varying loads, balancing the scope,

Thanks Karen, I do see that the A-P forums are a little friendlier in general. Realize that I’ll only have an A-P mount after I get my Mach2, and will be shooting through my TEC140 or other scope.

Rolando, thank you again for all of the great information. You should put some of this in your specification (just a suggestion). I’ll be able to monitor it once I have a chance to connect the

Mount current draw is the following as measured at the power supply: At 24 volts - 0.39 amps normal tracking. At 1800x - 2.06 amps 1 axis, 3.24 amps 2 axis slewing. At 12 volts - 0.69 amps normal

The Mach2 uses 0.39 amps continuous at 24 volts and 0.78 amps at 12 volts. When both axes are slewing the mount uses more power, just like every other mount in existence. A 5 amp continuous power

Terri, Please do share your imaging results with us. From what I’ve seen this group is generally very complimentary to all imagers. If you request critique or suggestions, they’ll offer that,

Rolando, thank you for the reply and someone else (Woody I think) also suggested it is likely lower during normal tracking. On your specifications it shows 5A continuous, which I can understand the

Again, I have nothing but admiration for those of you who do deep sky imaging and need such amazing precision in tracking. It is Fantastic that AP mounts can deliver all that you need! For me, as a

The mount draws less than 1 amp when tracking, which is what it will do most of the time. When slewing, the mount will draw anywhere from 2.5 to 4.5 amps, depending on slew speed. The mount comes with

I understand your skepticism. I've had many years experience using mount with various telescopes. You can only get so good with non-encoder mounts. Adding a high accuracy encoder does have many

Terri, Got it – and 100% agree on Alt/Az for outreach. I no longer use my Mach1 for outreach. My point is that that these mounts use very little power while tracking, but lots of power when

Hi Woody, I think you misunderstood, or more likely I wasn’t that clear. I will not be using the Mach2 for outreach. I find that equatorial mounts are more difficult for outreach versus a

Hi Ray, Rob Thanks for the detailed explanations, that's quite helpful, I know what I should do now! Regards, Rodolphe

Terri, Unless I completely misunderstand the mount, it only draws high current (5A for example) while slewing at the fastest speed. Slower slewing speeds use less power and tracking uses almost no