There is a video here: https://youtu.be/R7s2kTzFNF4 . And AP sells a set of grease for their mounts, contact them. Best regards, Geert -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: main@ap-gto.groups.io

Actually I might want to take advantage of the process as well since everything in my observatory is dismantled this week to remove an old concrete pier. I have an AP1600 AEL. And is there different

Is there a video or document that details re-greasing an AP1600 mount? Craig

Thanks Roland. I tested it across the full range of motion. The RA stays green the whole time. I will try to adjust the DEC as it is always orange with a couple of spots turning red.

If you loosen the LED cover screws and slide the cover around carefully, you can get it to go from yellow to blue. When it's blue, tighten the screws and you are good to go. This does not change the

Thanks for the info Wade! I will run the mount through it's full range and watch the color of the LED's.

I have a rider on my homeowners policy of what's known as personal inland marine floater policy. It covers all my listed gear at $1.60/$100. It covers breakage, theft, damage from water, basically

On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 11:22 AM, Ray Gralak wrote: A few questions: 1. How old is the model? 2. How many points does it use? 3. Did the issue always happen, or did it start a while after the model

For my amateur radio hobby, I pay $108 for an insurance policy that covers all my ham gear, about $7,800 worth, for one year. The premium rate of $1.40/$100 has not changed for three years. The policy

Oh, and the usual insurance games such as loss coverage not applying because of specific causes like flooding (either natural or from things like a backed-up sewer/septic) and such will be part of the

I put my AP1100 (and everything in my observatory) on a separate rider that costs roughly $600/yr (State Farm). Just needed to itemize and declare the paid value for it all, took a bit of time to do

You can declare your astronomy gear on a rider that will usually cover loss and theft. However it won’t protect the gear if you’re sued and “they” come for your assets, which is what

The read heads for the encoders are standard Renishaw parts (packaged by Astro-Physics to fit your mount). You can go to the Renishaw web site and download the documentation for them. I did

My home-owners does not have a limit for non-scheduled items, but it is only going to cover things like theft and fire. Having it destroyed by a roaming grizzly bear at night... maybe. Having it

Hi everyone, I have a non-technical question. I have an AP1100, and and AP1600 mount. We know what these mounts are worth. My home owners policy only covers non-scheduled items up to $5000k, which

On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 06:52 PM, Dale Ghent wrote: Ah ok. I've fixed this by taking the same kind of flat-bladed screwdriver and bending the leaf up through the front of the buggy connector, then

Hopefully this will fix your issues once and for all. Peter

Ah ok. I've fixed this by taking the same kind of flat-bladed screwdriver and bending the leaf up through the front of the buggy connector, then click in the connector. Sometimes you get a random one

Hello, I recently bought a used 1600 with AE from the original owner. It is raining here in California, so I have not been able to use it to image yet, but have been testing it in the garage. Using

On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 06:39 PM, Dale Ghent wrote: The contact wasn't pushed in all the way and the "hook" of the contact wasn't slid up and over the end of the metal leaf that's part of the