I have been using PlateSolve2 with SGP to do my APPM modeling for almost a year now and it only takes a second or two to solve with my laptop. So, results can vary. I use smallish detectors -

Howe accurate is ASTAP? Less than 1 arc sec or? Rolando

Wow I wasn't aware this could happen especially less than a month of the plate bolted on top 😳 Fernando

Mike- yes, correct it was the screw extractor I was talking about. Have not used one of those yet. Fernando

Either I'm really confusing myself, or the drawing I found was incorrect. I found this on the Mauser website showing the "71" version is 19mm x 1, and the 31 version matched that. Guess I should

Dale thanks for commenting. I have a 1200 GTO that I bought brand new from AP in July 2009. No problems yet with delrin clutch plugs getting stuck or seized & hoping it stays that way 🤞 Fernando

Hi Ken The RM15TR-C(71) caps are the ones that will fit the larger diameter threaded connectors on the GTOCP4 that the Y-cable and Encoder cable attach to. I checked the website and the internal

I expect that both the Ryobi and Harbor Freight extractors both come from China, but there are degrees of badness. Since they are a well known brand, I expect that the Ryobi extractors are held to a

Ah, you left out the context in your reply so it was unknown what you were referring to. The Ryobi bits worked well for me, so I can speak only for my experience. I used the #1 extractor to remove

Maybe I jumped the gun and ordered too quickly on Mouser yesterday. They showed the larger cap was out of stock and also said obsolete. They recommended a different cap, RM15TR-C(31) which seemed to

Dale it was a Ryobi item from Home Depot & the link was posted to the group maybe 10 days ago or so <yes it takes me a while to reply to messages due to heavy work schedule>. I believe the product was

I know I read this somewhere but can't find it now. After only 3 weeks being attached the dovetail saddle plate had become very much stuck to the top of the Dec axis of my new 1100GTO. What is the

Ah, perfect, when the mount is ready I will ask for one. Mine will be kept inside when not in use, so plastic is likely to work fine. But when in use it’s a heavy, heavy dew environment so

Fernando Are you referring to the screw extractor ? Those are all very very tricky to use. Mike

Hi Linwood Actually, Astro-Physics offers a set of plastic covers for all of the connectors on the GTOCP4/5 and the mount motors. You will have to call them to order a set. The interest in the metal

I have the 1100 with encoders and have found a very successful very quick workflow using ASTAP-SGP-APPM. You can turn off blind solving and it will very quickly move to the next point if it fails.

Thanks Bryan Don Anderson

Hi Steve, Dave asked me to write the response. I have attached a simple drawing in a PDF that he provided. The good news is that the 6 perimeter holes are NOT through-holes. The only 2 holes of

Hello Howard, I suppose the two small ones would also fit the CP5 (keypad and power), right ? What model would you recommend for the RA and DEC threaded connectors as well as those one the Mach2's

Park4 and Park5 work also. Rolando