Just within the past week I added another 18 lb counterweight to my Mach1. That allowed me to shove most of the weight to the top of the shaft, using a 10 lb to set the fine balance. Scope is a

Thanks, I’ll be trying to move mine ahead a little bit more.

Just wanted Dale to know I appreciated the suggestion about ASCOM for DSLR. I downloaded the ASCOM.DSLR files at https://github.com/FearL0rd/ASCOM.DSLR/wiki This is the latest version that started

Hi Liam, With a little time for observations, I will find the time to make these tests and measurements to see what it is. Losing the hotspot on my smartphone placed at 1m and on my PC located at 2m50

Dominique, Good to hear you were able to restore operation to the system. Also good to hear that the manual was of use! I would still be interested to know if the issue was the CP5 emitting too

See the attached info from the A-P support page:

Hi Gert, I am glad you found the problem! I do not see any errors in your log file. -Ray Gralak Author of PEMPro Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center):

I balanced my PW 12,5 with two 18s and two 10s, and use C clamps to balance the scope. Its right in balance.

Hi Ray & All, I identified a faulty serial cable. This is even more embarrassing as I had soldered the cable myself so many years ago following instruction from a brand new computer book (at the

Hi Gert, The AP driver does not have any built-in tests for the CP3. If the motors are not connected, the driver will probably respond to some, but not all of the commands the driver sends. What are

Hi Ray,

On Sun, Sep 27, 2020 at 05:55 PM, Peter Bresler wrote: I might suggest that you can circumvent the entire issue of nudging the mount for centering by using plate solves and centering in a program like

Gert, I went through the latest logs, and at least one showed good comunication to the CP3, so I don't think the problem is with your CP3. The weakest link in your setup is going to be the

Hi Ray, Thanks for making the log-zip utility this nice small standalone package! I went through 2 shoe-boxes of USB cables / USB adapter plugs. Something there got really picky. Not sure what's

Thanks Rolando, Guess I'll be ordering another 30lber :)

Won't hurt the mount. Rolando

Loosen the 2 bolts. Then gently snugh one of the two to use as a pivot while the other is still loose. Gently push the motor box into mesh while simultaneously tightening the loose bolt. Finish by

I've mounted a new scope I have...Plane Wave 12.5. I have the scope as far forward as I want in the saddle (might be able to move it another 2" ahead). Right now I have 110lbs of CW and it still isn't

Sean thanks for the reply. I didn’t see your message until just now. After a sleepless night, my wife and I started this morning and reassembled our mount. After some trial and error we figured

Hi Gert, None of your logs show the mount is responding, but maybe you haven't included the latest? After a new mainboard you usually should reinstall the chipset drivers in case there are any