I have used a Silex USB to ethernet server in the past for this purpose. I used a USB to serial adapter to connect to the mount. The silex seems to be fine for this purpose. It would even allow my

I think I'll have to get my friends to help with this. They are a lot more knowledgeable how to do hands on stuff than I do. cytan

Hi Andy, I believe that the MoveAxis rate is limited to 999x in firmware. Try using 4 degrees instead. -Ray

Tried freezing and boiling water, but I can't get it off. The problem is that I don't have the right tools to do this. Do you have two strap wrenches? I’d start with those. Or if you have

Tried freezing and boiling water, but I can't get it off. The problem is that I don't have the right tools to do this. cytan I would actually try the opposite, putting it in the

I am having a weird issue with the AP V2 driver. Currently I use the version v5.21.01. The mount is a Mach1 GTOCP3 with the V chip and I am not using the hand controller. This happens with both SGP

I’m trying to ‘hardwire’ the GTOCP3 to my wireless router so I don’t have to physically connect it to my NUC. The NUC connects as a LAN and can wirelessly access my focuser and run a VNC

Good idea. It’s going into the freezer Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

I would actually try the opposite, putting it in the freezer so metal contracts and parts loosen... Hope this helps. Sébastien

The adapter (black part) is off so it'll not be marred. The threaded sleeve is stuck onto the CW shaft. I'm worried that I'll mar the exterior threads of the sleeve while trying to get it off. But in

It is not likely that the shaft and adapter are actually cross threaded. You would have know if that happened since you would not have been able to thread the shaft all the way in. It is possible that

And if you don't want to get the help of a machine shop, a rubber strap wrench and a bench vise with a couple small pieces of plywood in the jaws will probably help you get them apart without marring

My guess is that there was a sliver or two of aluminum in the threads of the counterweight shaft and that is what got the shaft and the adapter bound up together. Cleaning those threads first with an

Your friendly local machine shop will be able to deal with this without a problem. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Observatory Engineer Summit

It *might* work. What problem are you trying to solve? -Christopher Erickson Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii Virus-free. www.avg.com

Hi guys, Well, there are some people in this Universe who are blessed with the talent of not being able to do anything mechanical -- I'm one of those. My fear of cross threading the CW shaft into

 Hi David, 3 things quickly come to my mind: - While that’s not a reason for it « not to work », the PoE feature may be useless depending on if your router supports it or not (usually requires

Hello Is there any reason this iTach TCP/IP to Serial (RS232) With Power Over Ethernet would not work if I plugged the GTOCP3 serial connector into this device, and then to my portable, wireless

Thank you Ray! I installed the version that you linked and all is working well now:) Strange thing is that the 1200x rate worked fine with my cp4 1100 mount. I have another issue with Nina and the

Re USBDView - apologies, JoePetrick9, despite you saying "virtual" clearly, I was thinking USB ports, and didn't connect it until I saw Ray's answer. This tool is worthless for the virtual ports