Dale's detailed instructions are spot-on. As I built my observatory, I shot many photos. The third photo on this page: <http://house.mdodd.com/proj_obs_scope.html> shows the dovetail fitting on the

1. Call AP and order a grease kit. It's cheap and has both types you'll need. You may also want to replace the delrin clutch plugs if your axis is rather stiff when unclutched. A baggie of those

Maybe revert back to Restore Point in Windows? Peter

Hello All, Need some advice here. My 1200 mount axes have been attached for about ten years, no oil or grease used (didn't read the manual thoroughly!). Any suggestions on how to separate them without

For sure, it's basically the last attempt I would make before reinstalling Windows. If those don't work, it's likely a problem that would take a long time to determine and reinstalling should get

Hi Bill, Yes, good idea! Hopefully that will work, but there are things that can be corrupted (or out of date) besides O/S files, like registry entries, or non-system DLLs installed by some other

Prior to that -- you can try to run the System File Checker SFC.exe /scannow or run DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of

Allen, Unfortunately, something may be corrupted in your Windows install. Someone else had a similar error, and it only went away after a complete reinstall of Windows. Here is the

Thank you Ray, I’ve probably slowed down the application in some way and it didn’t talk within the 60 sec. I will try to avoid any interaction while imaging in the future…

I am able to run the Ascom V5.50.003 installer program and it alppears to install fine. when complete the shortcuts to the A-PJog utility, the RAPAS utility, the Timer utility and the Setup

I put a 100Ah Lithium RV battery in a Minn Kota trolling motor battery box, added a 100A battery monitor from Amazon and a PowerPole port and a RigRunner 4005 for fused power distribution, held on

If APCC cannot communicate with the mount for 60 seconds, the mount will stop tracking. This is the mount's Safety Park feature, which is intended to prevent a pier collision if APCC loses the

Hi Roland, will check next time. To add more details, the only thing I noticed was tracking toggled off in apcc. Everything remained connected and alive. A simple click on toggle on button resumed

The mount won't stop by itself unless told to do so. Check the light on the CP5 - it should be red. If it's amber, that means it has has been de-energized. Roland

Hi, just seen a strange behaviour with my mach2. -mount connected to NINA and guiding, mount connection through USB -I tried to connect an ipad to the CP5 access point and realized tracking was

Gorgeous and a wonderful viewpoint! Clear Skies, Marj Christen Astro-Physics 11250 Forest Hills Road Machesney Park, IL 61115 Phone: 815-282-1513 www.astro-physics.com Video Tutorials:

I don't think so this topic has been asked about repeatedly https://ap-gto.groups.io/g/main/search?p=%2C%2C%2C20%2C0%2C0%2C0&q=apcc+gps+eagle -- Brian Brian Valente astro portfolio

Is there a way to retrieve the GPS data to feed in the GPS status tab in APCC Pro. As currently it is blank. Best Peety

On Fri, Jul 29, 2022 at 10:55 PM, Dan_Paris wrote: it was a challenge for your mountHopefully the seeing was incredible and the tripod not tracking like it never did :-D Rgds, Carl

Thanks Carl! Fortunately I am not right below the Eiffel Tower but 20km away from it... Very nice picture btw I am sure it was a challenge for your mount ;-) regards, Dan