Hi Craig, If you use APCC's "check for updates" feature in APCC's Help menu, 1.5.0.20 should fix this issue. Thanks for reporting it. -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center):

I have solved the problem by cancelling the mount initialization at startup. When I run APCC it auto connects to the mount and downloads the current status. I checked this and found it had the

Wow, really nice! joel

Hi all, I would like to share my latest image done with my 12" Riccardi Honders. The target is the amazing Soul nebula in Cassiopea, a large and bright object including especially many globules of

Suresh Did you open the CPx controller and see why the the plug is loose? It it is a loose screw simply tighten it up. Don Anderson

Dave, If the mount has been already initialized then APCC will not initialize the mount automatically. -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center):

lol ! I'm heading for a star party tonight ! Im not using the hc as this intermittent supply can technically hurt the electronics . I will replace the cable , meanwhile I want a help and that is to

Glad you found the problem. You are an expert now on trouble shooting HC cables.😏 Don Anderson --------------------------------------------

Hi Don and Christoper , I opened the plug and I can see no break In the connection , the weak point is where the cable enters the plug just before the shoulder bolts ( tiny ones that hold the

Suresh Sounds like the plug on the CP Controller is loose. Also sounds like you may need to clean the contacts in the plug as well. That may be why you are getting intermittent connection with the HC.

Hey Ray. I think this is by design but want to make sure if using a gps as the external startup device, then starting apcc on the pc, i noticed none of the initialization setting take effect.

Hey AP. I'm not sure if this is a bug or by design. When you use ext startup and an external gps device, such as the star gps, the mount unparks upon initialization. so at the end of a

Sounds like a screw or two is missing. Christopher Erickson ConsultingEngineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, HI96738 www.summitkinetics.com

Friends , I discovered something just now , the place where you connect the hc had a mild play ( rotational movement ). I placed the mother board against a wall and held the plug with a

Tonight Jim Janusz and I got a chance to chat with George Whitney as we waited for clouds to clear. What a pleasure and a great representative for Astro-Physics and astronomy in general. Too bad the

Thanks Ray, I can confirm that sending the :SG-13# from the terminal interface does indeed work. The LST and local time agree. I then slewed the mount from Park 2 position to -1 HA, but the mount

Thanks Don!

Wayne Here is a link to my Flickr account showing my rig and how I mounted a 7 port powered usb hub on the mount base between the RA axis forks. Also shown is the method I employed to mount my Optec

Craig, I'll try to look into this issue when I get a chance. You can easily send a command in apcc to set the time zone. Just send :SG-13# from apcc's terminal interface. -Ray Gralak Author of APCC

Using APCC, I changed the Time Zone to Nuku'alofa (UTC+13:00). This then shows a Time Offset of 13.0 in the Manage Sites window. When I click initialize it has the wrong LST (1 hour again). I