I have the 1100 with extended range on order. Looks like i probably would be fine with the standard range but didn't want to feel limited so I chose the extended range. 42 degrees below specs is

Hi Ray, Firstly, I appreciate your answers coming in on a Sunday :)--> No worries. I'll update the firmware tomorrow, I have a session running right now (Switzerland, CET). You will also find the logs

One is a Mach2, the other is a 1600 mount, which has the same encoders as the 1100. The readheads are all the same on all these mounts. The readheads have a laser diode that is used to read the scribe

That’s great to hear, thanks. It sounds like the zero Celsius rating is very conservative. Were both mounts in your observatory Mach 2s, and if so, would there be any reason to expect different

The mounts in my observatory performed normally at -10F. I monitored the encoders during that time and they worked fine. I don't know what the lowest temperature might be where they would stop

I use T point as well to do my polar alignments and it works well for me. When it tells me to go a certain direction in azimuth, I first adjust the mounts, azimuth knobs so that both just barely

The following is similar to marking your Dec and RA axis with tape. Put a piece of tape across a convenient location where the mount base and pier move in azimuth. Draw line across junction. Cut

Rodolphe, Unfortunately, I could have told you that was going to be a waste of time. :-( I see you are using the old firmware. Please update your firmware to the latest version, VCP4-P02-08. I

Update: I went ahead and uninstalled APCC, the V2 driver. I "repaired" ASCOM. Reinstalled the driver then APCC. The unininstall does not seem to remove everything though: all my previous parameters

One of the methods to polar align a mount I have been using is to run a Tpoint model using The SkyX. For my AP1100 GTO. I have dialed down the elevation or Alt but not AZ yet. Tpoint's polar align

Hi Roland, Did you have any issues with the encoder performance during any of the recent very cold nights? I know you use the standard temperature encoders, and it seems the recent arctic blast would

Hi Ray Confirmed. This is my standard setting in APCC, which has not changed for months: Additionally, the virtual ports seem created and ready, from the APCC status bar. However, the ASCOM driver

S. Roberts, If you look at the Keypad_Maintenance Instructions PDF on the AP website is shows how to replace the battery. In my version of the Keypad (pg 10) the display is relayed through a bunch of

Plastic fiber optics is used to backlight the keypad. If you have your keypad handy and call Astro-Physics they will sell you the correct replacement battery kit with instructions.

Hi Ron Which OSC do you use? And do you use a light pollution filter? And what’s your typical subframe integration time? Sorry for so many questions but I really like your results! cytan Sent from

Hello John, What exactly did you mean by:: ... "decided to install a new battery in anticipation of the new software. I did that last month. Not difficult just have to be gentle around the optical

My 900 mount attaches to the 900RPA on top of my FSA. The 1100 base includes the equivalent of the 900RPA as part of the

I am in Bortle 7 on the edge of the 2nd largest city in Michigan (2nd to Detroit). On a good night I can see the 5th star of Cassiopeia. But it's often washed out. I'm also often under the jet stream

Hey look at that! Thank you Karen. Appreciate the lesson!

Hi Chris, >> Also, how do you quote someone on this forum? It depends on how you’re interacting with the forum. For example, I’m using Outlook to respond to you. I’ve included your