Thanks Liam and Jeffery, Looks like you all agree. I looked up NUC and RDP, and I understand. Looks like I have some homework to do but this seems like something I can do. Liam, thanks for explaining

I have a PC in the observatory to keep thing simple. I have an Icron 2304 between the PC and the pier, a cable length of about 15 feet. It works great. Here are some factors to consider: * The 2304

Hi Don, Began with the same setup as suggested by Christopher in 2003. Since ten years, I'm using exactly the same setup as you expect to use and it's working great. Icron are very good

Thanks Christopher, That’s a great idea. I hadn’t considered that. I have been watching the forum for some time and see some very interesting threads from some really interesting people. I wonder

I bought a NUC running Windows 10 Pro. It is very small and easy to park on the shelf on the pier. I connect the mount and NUC to a MikroTik router with 5 Ethernet ports and move the NUC in to the

I agree. A small observatory PC is the way to go here. I would add, Donald, The CP4 isn’t a hub or splitter, so it cannot run any equipment other than the mount itself. If you managed to connect

IMNSHO, set up a compact observatory PC next to the scope and then controle that PC remotely from the house. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Observatory

Hi folks, I was lucky enough to be notified recently I’m going to be the proud father of an 1100GTO mount. I have read through the GTOCP4 Operating Instructions as I plan on how to connect the

Hello Roland, Your post made me take a quick look at Renishaw's spec for the Resolute extended temp encoder and I found two interesting observations (not related to the low temp version) which made me

To Jeffrey's comment about loading his scopes with the mount in Park 3, I used to do the same thing until I read a suggestion to load them with the mount in Park 2. This made a tremendous difference,

Yes, for RA balance start out with mount in Park3. Release the lever, move the mount to horizontal, do your balance, move it back to Park3 and lock the lever. Roland

I have the 1100 on order with absolute encoders. If I only want to do fine balance and only do it from Park position 3 can I always leave my clutches tightened dow and just use the release lever for

Hello Astronuts, To clear up any confusion about mount encoders, both Mach2 and 1100/1600 use the same Renishaw RESA high resolution encoders. The main difference is that the ring diameter of the

Thanks for the photos Jeff C. In my younger days I used to carry my assembled 800 mount and 8-inch portable pier all at once, but no more. Everyone is talking about climate change, but what we should

Use the clutches when you want to manually move the scope around the sky (example: for visual sweeping of the Milky way). Use the clutches for placing the mount manually to one of the park positions

Off-axis guider is preferred method for guiding a long refractor. Next best would be to mount a Baader Guide scope using our special bracket right on the tube itself. Worst method is to mount a guide

I have a question about when to use the Clutch Knobs vs. the Gearbox Release Levers. I currently have a Mach1 in my observatory and when balancing or moving the scope to different park positions I

With the 1100, if one can handle the heft, the mount can be left in the "assembled" state (sans Dec plate and saddle) which reduces the setup/teardown time a bit (and simplifies the issue due to the

I use an A-P portable pier, and I set up and take the mount down every night, I only use the RAPAS for polar alignment, Mike I am impressed that you can take the scope down every night and use RAPAS

That won't be a problem. You don't need to turn off tracking rate correction for autoguider calibration. -Ray