Hi Chris Good to know about being able to remove the red lens from the display. When we can get back to solar (hopefully sooner rather than later) imaging, I will definite try that. Don Anderson

Once you have the original red lens out, you could also get some red lens material (Rubylith?) and cut it to a slightly larger size that would be held in place over the display by the controller's

You will have to dissect the hand controller a bit. Open up the controller and flip back or take out take out the display module and you will have access to the rectangular red lens that the BRIGHT

John As Dale has said, there are a number of software/camera based polar alignment tools out there. I am a mobile imager (TV NP127is on AP900GOTO CP3) and I use the RAPAS for polar alignment. It is a

Hi Christopher Just curious how you remove and reinstall the red lens? (hand controller is at the clubs Obs 1 hr away LOL) Without seeing the hand controller, but looking at the manual, it looks like

Christopher, I didn’t realize the keys were glow-in-the-dark. Duh! I keep mine in the case most of the time and didn’t realize the keys could/would glow if “charged.” But I am

After all these years, I did not know that. Thanks! Jeff

Yep. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

You take the red lens out and you can see the display in daylight? Is that all it takes? Greg

The AP hand controllers are a standard, custom programmable, industrial grade, tough, hand controller designed for controlling big industeial machinery. They have a special display that is good to

I've been meaning to do this for a while, based upon my brief experiences with my AP900 with this OTA (TEC 200ED) and long term use of another 1200GTO doing a GREAT JOB of slinging around an 8.75" F12

Hey Frank, I've called AP about this as I thought it was a defect as well (on a new keypad). The response I received is that the keys are glow in the dark if they're charged a bit beforehand. I

First post to the group. Please be kind : ) I recently acquired an AP1200 CP3. Fantastic mount coming from a G11. There is no comparison. However, the hand controller keys are very dim. So much in

Is the object database located in a non-volatile memory in the newest keypad or is it the same behavior in both the "old" and "new" model ? Sébastien De : main@ap-gto.groups.io

The object database will be scrambled. It can be re-loaded of course. Nothing else is affected. Rolando

Thanks! When you say my database will be lost, do you mean my sites, locations, dates and times? Jeff On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 1:46 PM uncarollo2 <chris1011@...> via groups.io

You will lose the database and your GoTos will be erratic. Rolando

I do have to second about what Roland says about the basic accuracy of the 1200. I've a 1200 in a dome supporting an 8.75" F12 achromat with some nice Parallax rings. When first installed, I did

Thanks for the info I have called AP and just decided to send in my keypad and have them update it and install the new battery ship it back to me with the new chip and grease kit and I should then

Ah. Since you're imaging, you can use any number of software-assisted polar alignment methods, so the RAPAS isn't really a needed upgrade then. Yeah I would just do the maintenance items and you'll