Went to Radio Shack in downtown Victoria to get a cheap microphone with on/off switch to go along with my my new 600E GOTO mount (due in next couple of days). Kept on being asked for the model# of

I have ordered three different types of clamping handles, and they should be here by the first of next week. I ordered male and female versions of "Stainless Steel Adjustable Clamping Handle With Ball

The one's on page 1868 are stainless steel, and very nice at around $30-40 each, but no M6 studs; smallest is M8. Page 1870 has a die-cast zinc model available in a much wider selection of sizes,

"stephen e. russell" <sjruss5-@...> wrote: would have but the idea for Stephen, I don't have a 600 (yet! I'm in line...) but you might look at the McMaster-Carr catalog online at

Ron Wodaski wrote: Glad to have been of service. Jeff

Hi Ron and Derek, I've got a 600gto and also wished the azimuth adjustment was a little more refined. So I tried that suggestion to use nylon washers and use two hex wrenches. I've placed the nylon

Ron: You have some great suggestions, and both Charles and AP are getting these messages. Go to message #10 of this group for another method. For those who don't know the shortcut, you can get

Still, it's too easy for it to happen. Not saying I expect to have every possibility covered, but this is an easy situation to install limit switches for. If you are going to have a robotic mount, the

Hi Derek, Glad to see you didn't damage anything! I have used my mount many times remotely (from within my house) and not had any unexpected incidents when CCD imaging. -Ray

Ray Gralak wrote: Hi Ray: I experienced this as well. I was switching from manual mode to GOTO, did an incorrect alignment, and before I knew it my refractor was slewing toward the tripod! I

^^^ But not how to proofread... I meant "knew"! -Ray

Hi Charles, Thanks for the quick response! Wil Milan must have reposted an old message then. His post was in reply to people complaining that they are not able to get an AP mount even though they

Hello All, that message you are writing about Ray is VERY OLD and was talked about sometime ago. No the mount can not hit the pier if it is simply started with the zenith at the right place. A

This was just posted on SBIGUSER by Wil Milan. Charles or anybody else have any comments on the problems Wil mentions? I have had my OTA head toward the pedestal before with my 1200 GTO (my fault -

Hi everybody, Thanks to your help, I decided to go for the 900GTO. In the meantime in my planning, I would like to make a 3D computer model of this mount. Could someone possible provide me

Tony, 5 counterweights will fit the standard shaft. Brad at RCO supports a 16" RC on his 1200 goto and is getting very nice images. John Gleason,

My thanks to everyone who responded to my question regarding a pier for my 1200 GTO. The consensus is that I should have a hole cut in the concrete pad and pour a pier foundation in it. The problem

Although the GOTO makes the polar scope not absolutely necessary, the polar scope allows you to set the mount very accurately before fine-tuning with the GOTO. I find it a real time-saver. AP can no

After spending $$$$ for the AP 1200 mount, I suggest the following. Have a hole cut in the floor, dig down at least 4 feet and pour a concrete pad with mounting bolts to attach a pier. Any welding

My 1200 pier is a piece of pipe from the junkyard. The ID was about 1/4" larger than the mount base, so I filled it with 1/8 in. al bar. The pier sits on a 15 ft dia concrete pad (with a small piece