George has taken some photos for the manual and I plan to post some to the website next week. -- Marj Christen Astro-Physics

We will have a production mount at the AIC show. Rolando

You can count on it, Jack. We look forward to seeing everyone there! Karen AP

Will there be a proto Mack2 at the AIC next week?

Yes, I would be interested in seeing what the final configuration looks like too. Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/

I would have a cover over the top to prevent frost and dew from settling into that open frame. Be warned you are hanging your GTOCP off a lowest price point Chinese made SMPS. Just looking at the PCB

After all the discussion about the Mean Well power supply, I thought I'd post a final update. I installed it this morning, and it's out there pumping 1 Amp into a 20W resistor box. I want to be sure

Thank you Peter for the video link. I plan to tackle the encoder installation next Thursday. I know who to contact if I stumble.

Hi Claude, APCC automatically saves all settings in compressed files in this folder: C:\ProgramData\Astro-Physics\APCC\Backups Each filename has the date/time in the filename. For example,

Hello Marj, can you show a picture how the cabling through the mount is done? Grüsse Konstantin v. Poschinger Hammerichstr. 5 22605 Hamburg 040/8805747 0171/1983476

Well you could thread one on, but I am not really sure why one would want to do that. The NiteCrawler weights like 5 times the scope. :)

Mike, Good idea about "isolating " your Mean Well power supply with wood and a plastic enclosure, so you no longer (?) have a leaky ground return to the GFCI, from it. If the "Euro Safety

Does the Default.mlm file have pre-defined meridian limits? I saved new meridian limits on my installed default.mlm file by accident. If default.mlm has pre-defined limits I'd like to restore them. I

No; the one that tripped was the one powering the pier equipment, so that's the one I tested. No matter. I have the Mean Well mounted on a board, and enclosed on three sides with a plastic shield

Wonder if anyone is using or planiing to use a NiteCrawler focuser/rotator with this scope? Is it doable?

Hi Mike That's odd. I have never had that problem with mine. I did run mine through a 50' extension cord plugged into a outside outlet in my previous residence. I believe it was a GFCI but I can't say

It sure sounds like your battery needs to be replaced. Here is a document from our support website that may

We’re working on ASCOM, APCC and the keypad and will have more news when they are ready for release. Clear Skies, Marj Christen Astro-Physics, Inc 11250 Forest Hills Rd Machesney Park, IL

Hello Dean, Most of the parts have been painted and we are busy assembling the Mach2 mechanical parts and electronics. Since this is a brand new mount, our team is taking extra special care to be

Hi GTO gang! Some good detective work by some smart people at Lowell Observatory (Thanks Jim C.!) has led us to a probable solution to WiFi dropouts when using Sky Safari, Luminos etc. It appears we