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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Very simple. It's caused by your filter wheel being sideways.
You would need to add a small counterweight on the other side, opposite to the filter wheel, in order to achieve proper Dec
Very simple. It's caused by your filter wheel being sideways.
You would need to add a small counterweight on the other side, opposite to the filter wheel, in order to achieve proper Dec
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Roland Christen
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#79875
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Hi George & Roland
Here are a couple pictures of my NP101is imaging train in Park 3. If I disengage the RA gearbox from Park 3 the scope will tip over to the east and oscillate back and forth a couple
Hi George & Roland
Here are a couple pictures of my NP101is imaging train in Park 3. If I disengage the RA gearbox from Park 3 the scope will tip over to the east and oscillate back and forth a couple
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M Hambrick
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#79874
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Hi Mike,
I think perfect balancing isn't possible in every possible mount position. OTAs with attached astro-gears are generally complex loads in that they are not evenly distributed nor
Hi Mike,
I think perfect balancing isn't possible in every possible mount position. OTAs with attached astro-gears are generally complex loads in that they are not evenly distributed nor
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Sébastien Doré
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#79873
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Sometimes a finderscope or guide scope sticking out to the side will cause that. Dec seems balanced, but the actual weight is not centered along the axis.
Rolando
Sometimes a finderscope or guide scope sticking out to the side will cause that. Dec seems balanced, but the actual weight is not centered along the axis.
Rolando
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Roland Christen
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#79872
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Mike,
Please send a photo of the setup.
Regards,
George
George Whitney
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line)
Phone: 815-282-1513 (office)
Email: george@...
Mike,
Please send a photo of the setup.
Regards,
George
George Whitney
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line)
Phone: 815-282-1513 (office)
Email: george@...
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George
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#79871
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Thanks Roland
The DEC balance is spot on with the scope positioned on both west and east sides, but I still have the top heavy RA axis in Park 3.
Mike
Thanks Roland
The DEC balance is spot on with the scope positioned on both west and east sides, but I still have the top heavy RA axis in Park 3.
Mike
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M Hambrick
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#79870
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Neutral balanced (rather than cw and camera side bias) improved the performance of the Mach 2 with the max capacity load on it that I've been running for this project. I assume the same will apply to
Neutral balanced (rather than cw and camera side bias) improved the performance of the Mach 2 with the max capacity load on it that I've been running for this project. I assume the same will apply to
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Bill Long
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#79869
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
You can do rough balance in both axes but then:
Always balance Dec first before final balance in RA.
Rolando
You can do rough balance in both axes but then:
Always balance Dec first before final balance in RA.
Rolando
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Roland Christen
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#79868
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Thanks for the heads-up Marj. I will wait for the new balancing recommendations.
In the meantime I have some questions about balancing that George, Howard, or Roland may want to comment on.
I have
Thanks for the heads-up Marj. I will wait for the new balancing recommendations.
In the meantime I have some questions about balancing that George, Howard, or Roland may want to comment on.
I have
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M Hambrick
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#79867
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Re: Deep Trifid from Hawaii Island
Wow!
cytan
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Wow!
cytan
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
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Cheng-Yang Tan
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#79866
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Re: Deep Trifid from Hawaii Island
Wow Roland, it looks three dimensional.
Well done sir!
Jeff
Wow Roland, it looks three dimensional.
Well done sir!
Jeff
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Jeff B
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#79865
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Deep Trifid from Hawaii Island
I thought I would post this first to our group before making it available to the general public. This is a multi-week project that I was working on while testing mounts, CP4 and keypad functions
I thought I would post this first to our group before making it available to the general public. This is a multi-week project that I was working on while testing mounts, CP4 and keypad functions
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Roland Christen
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#79864
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Mike,
Thank you Mike. They are a work in progress.
Your best bet is to take the files (or upload them) to your nearest Kinkos, or whatever, and have them print for you.
However, I
Mike,
Thank you Mike. They are a work in progress.
Your best bet is to take the files (or upload them) to your nearest Kinkos, or whatever, and have them print for you.
However, I
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By
Marj Christen
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#79863
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Re: Debugging Dec failure to move w/1200 CP3
Steven,
Please use my email below.
Regards,
George
George Whitney
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line)
Phone: 815-282-1513 (office)
Email: george@...
Steven,
Please use my email below.
Regards,
George
George Whitney
Astro-Physics, Inc.
Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line)
Phone: 815-282-1513 (office)
Email: george@...
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By
George
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#79862
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
Thanks Marj & Howard. The quality of your manuals is excellent.
By chance do you sell hard copies of the manuals ? If so, what do they cost ? I would be interested in the spiral bound paper copies of
Thanks Marj & Howard. The quality of your manuals is excellent.
By chance do you sell hard copies of the manuals ? If so, what do they cost ? I would be interested in the spiral bound paper copies of
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M Hambrick
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#79861
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Re: Heads-up on possible abrupt parking problem
#Absolute_Encoders
#Mach2GTO
#APCC
It wouldn't explain those events at all. It's only a config change intended to prevent communication drop outs for USB devices and hubs. I would look in the windows event logs during the times you
It wouldn't explain those events at all. It's only a config change intended to prevent communication drop outs for USB devices and hubs. I would look in the windows event logs during the times you
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Bill Long
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#79860
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Re: Debugging Dec failure to move w/1200 CP3
Thanks George. I considered freeing up the box, but that mucks up my cabling. A new y-cable will be here tomorrow and **maybe** that will work. If not I'll give you a call since the issue is
Thanks George. I considered freeing up the box, but that mucks up my cabling. A new y-cable will be here tomorrow and **maybe** that will work. If not I'll give you a call since the issue is
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Steven Panish
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#79859
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Re: Heads-up on possible abrupt parking problem
#Absolute_Encoders
#Mach2GTO
#APCC
I made the USB power management change suggested. I could see how this might create an issue with the connection between the control box and the computer, but I don’t see how this could explain the
I made the USB power management change suggested. I could see how this might create an issue with the connection between the control box and the computer, but I don’t see how this could explain the
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David Johnson
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#79858
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Re: Heads-up on possible abrupt parking problem
#Absolute_Encoders
#Mach2GTO
#APCC
Windows updates frequently resets the USB selective suspend to on. This is in the advanced power settings in the windows control panel.
If the computer is not used interactively then the usb
Windows updates frequently resets the USB selective suspend to on. This is in the advanced power settings in the windows control panel.
If the computer is not used interactively then the usb
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Tom Blahovici
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#79857
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Re: Current manuals electronically?
We appreciate people who read our manuals! Thank you!
HH
We appreciate people who read our manuals! Thank you!
HH
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Howard Hedlund
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#79856
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