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I did notice a huge difference in using the clutches to balance versus my Mach 1 I had. On my Mach 1 the DEC axis was always really hard to feel out in terms of balance. The Mach 2 is very much like

Once you hit 11 volts the motors will start to complain and make strange noises during a slew. We will change the parameters for operation at 12 volts with a drooping battery so that the motors will

Yanzhe, Hmmm... that is not the default. Did you happen to use this computer with another A-P mount in the past? Since it is probably a small file, please attach that zip file to a post. It's worth

hello Yanzhe, I have done some more digging and testing with regard to your guiding results. You had said that your Dec axis is not balanced. Unbalance puts strain on the worm teeth which increases

Awesome. I always love new updates and things to play with. The battery was really low. I think it's output was 11v when I pulled the power and threw it on the 10A Bioenno charger.

I have looked at the battery performance of the Mach2 and I believe we have a software fix for it. Stay tuned and we will have some new software for you to load so that you can run off a low charge

The guided performance was great for long extended periods. Seeing last night was maybe 2/5. Not all that great. I did some wide field m106 without the guider running and the frames were excellent. In

Hi Bill, You said you were joking about the AP1100, I certainly hope so :) It's really good to get total rms error below 0.3". But from my experience, I can get this type of error both with my

So like a buffoon I didn't have full charge on my battery but I let it run it's course as much as it could. Thankfully it made it through the imaging for the evening with no problems. Hours later when

Sorry I was just being funny with that comment.

Woody, When I started this thread, I was hoping someone from AP would chime in about if or when a retrofit for the quick release gearboxes would be made available for my AP1600. I assume that that

Woody, I installed the PowerWerx meter in line with the power supply yesterday and tested balance. Al was fine in RA with equal current draw while moving the mount slowly. However, when I set the

Hi Bill - Impressive stats on Mach 2. You are concerned about your 1100, what is its performance like with a similar setup? Ed

When the quality of your focus frames (admittedly on a very large 16803 chip) are the exact same, at 5 mins as they are at 5 seconds.... you know you have something great on your hands. My 1100 cannot

Dude there is something wrong with your config. I literally cannot get the mount to NOT produce perfect stars. Call me if you are up and need a hand. :)

I clearly need to send my 1100 in for repair or something. This Mach 2 is killing it. Keep in mind, my 1100 has AE as well, and the Mach 2 is shredding it like lettuce.

Model running now and imaging unguided and frames are just as good as the guided ones. No change, because there really isnt anything to correct reactively. The 16803 chip is at home on this GTX with

Duncan I am not a user of SGP but have been using APCC CW up limits consistently for imaging for years. Firstly with MaxIM through MaxPilote’s automation and over the last 3 years exclusively with

Bill Long has shared a OneDrive file with you. To view it, click the link below. TestShot_20210310_220951.fit I have more work to do, but here is a PHD2 graph in its entirety from the Mach 2, 5 min