Homing is only needed if you do an improper sync/recal on a wrong object and thus get the mount lost. For instance, if you put Vega in the center of your field but sync on Deneb, then you have told

Homing returns the mount to a known position in the event it gets lost. IIRC it also clears any recent recal data. You can set the home position as you see fit (I use park 3) and if the mount ever

Homing returns the mount to a known position in the event it gets lost. IIRC it also clears any recent recal data. You can set the home position as you see fit (I use park 3) and if the mount ever

Still haven't gotten it outside. Tonight looks iffy. Testing indoors, some questions if someone has patience with a newbie: - I remain baffled by the whole concept of home, find home, "correctly

If the guiding is good, then that's all that matters. Perfect balance is not expected, just get it as close as you can. Rolando

Roland, that begs the question about other models. With my 2017 Mach1GTO, I release the gearboxes, balancing RA as best I can, with DEC being a different animal. On Pier East, Dec is just about

Even for non-encoder 1100 mounts you should balance both RA and Dec. No need for east heavy on RA. Both axes have spring loaded worm mesh, so you won't gain anything from unbalance. Dec unbalance will

Wrong assumption unfortunately. Leaving the RA cable unplugged triggers a motor stall fault even in a good mount with a good cable. Rolando

If you don't plug the RA cable into one of the motor boxes, the CP3 will automatically assume a motor fault. You must plug the RA cable into the Dec motor box to get a valid result. Rolando

Roland, I have a non AE 1100GTO. Based on supposed 'best practices', I have always left a slight imbalance of East heavy in RA, and 'camera heavy' in Dec. However this practice was likely intended

Hi Wayne, No, that is not pertinent at all. But, what do you have set for the "Action when limit is reached" on APCC's Meridian tab? That should be set to "Just Warn". -Ray

Roland Great post and great trip! Roberto

Just like the Hubble. Need a backup! Don Anderson

Yeah, I would call it a dead cable since the RA went dead once you plugged the dec cable into it, so the problem followed it. It wouldn't surprise me for a such an old mount. I maintain a 1200GTO for

Unfortunately the RA branch of the y-cable is too short to make it to the DEC motor connector. I may be able to pull off the CP3 and get the cable to connect to the DEC motor. I did put the DEC

Now that I got the AP1100 I realize the manuals I have are out of date. I almost never use paper, I vastly prefer electronic, I can read it on my phone, my kindle, my computer, etc. Is there anywhere

Hi all, Some musings from my weeks of testing in Hawaii: I just got back from Hawaii where I was able to spend a lot of time testing the guiding function of a 1600 encoder mount with an AP 175mm

No need to unlock gear mesh or loosen clutches. Just leave it fully set up and go ahead and move it. Roland

@Ken Kirkley wrote: Linwood You're overthinking this. It wouldn’t be the first time. My only defense is that overthinking is usually better than under. 😊 Your AP mount is

Hi all, Some musings from my weeks of testing in Hawaii: I just got back from Hawaii where I was able to spend a lot of time testing the guiding function of a 1600 encoder mount with an AP 175mm