ayiomami@... writes: There are two little Allen screws that hold the servo onto the back of the RA axis. Loosen them and the servo box comes right off the mount. We also supplied every owner

Dear group, Good weather and very good seeing are finally here and represent an opportunity to brush off a serious amount of rust accumulated during winter and spring due to inactivity thanks to

Ditto.

Hank/Ray, This is very similar to my situation. Camping tents usually come in two pieces with the outer sheet being weather-resistant. I wrap it around my AP1200 a couple of times and then use

Rolando (and Howard), I was not aware of the fact the electronics on the AP1200 were portable (similar to the Mach1GTO). Can you please elaborate on how they can be removed for safe storage when the

Hank, I just use a heavy duty tarp from a local hardware store and a large bungee cord wrapped around the body of the mount to keep the tarp held down. This has worked great for years on my mount and

Hi Rich, I have left my AP900 covered in a homemade tarpaulin cover with Telegizmo scope cover underneath for last 5 years. It has survived a tropical Storm, an average humidity of more than 80%

If you follow the instructions in the manual you do not need any instrument to adjust your inclination. I use that and it is very good. I can check it with a digital level I have that reads to a tenth

Hi Richard, I've used one of Richard Crisp's "scope bags" for a couple of years here in No. CA... http://www.narrowbandimaging.com/scope_bags.htm With this, I can leave my scope (not just the

Kyle, I had exactly the same experience and Richard's advice did the trick for me. Stuart To: ap-gto@... From: rdcrisp@... Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:21:48 -0700 Subject:

Hi Roland, I won't be bringing my AP mount to the eclipse. It's just too big. 8) I'm using an old Vista camtrak and it has no altitude gauges. Regards, Chris Christopher and Vicky Go Christone

I live in Phoenix AZ and I leave my mount outside frequently. I cover it with a large 30 gallon plastic garbage can wrapped in silver bubble wrap insulation (to help reflect the extreme heat here).

Ahhhh !!! Simplicity....thank you for summing up 20 messages with one paragraph. Chuck/divenuts

I don't have an enclosed observatory, but I would like to start leaving my pier and mount outside and set up so that all I have to do is plop on the scope to start observing. My question is what sort

Thanks for the info Howard. I just need a rough polar alignment for the upcoming solar eclipse. Regards, Chris Christopher and Vicky Go Christone Industries Manufacturer and Exporter of Quality

I'll second that. BARKEEP! A round of sarsaparillas for the AP crew! Tom

schiek@... writes: Take the electronics inside when you are done, and cover the mount with a bucket. Rolando ************** We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld ’

chris@... writes: You actually don't need an inclinometer at all. You have the sun (it's a reference star), you know your latitude, time, time zone etc. My Park - 1 Park2 routine will get

I use an inclinometer app on my iPhone that is quite accurate when calibrated..... Doug

Hmm, I guess we could make accurate little 'wedges' for various locations to get the inclinometer into it's more accurate range. -Mark _____ From: ap-gto@...