Everclear will work too and it's not hazardous Rolando

Clever! Rolando

Mike Thanks for the upload! They are much more useful than the one I received. George: Thanks for the offer. As you know, I got the file from Mike. RE: Solvent. I was not keen on mineral spirits

Actually it’s not the clutch surfaces that need lubrication, but the clutch bearings – which are not ball or roller bearings – at least on the original Mach1. And in just looking this up in

I’ve not heard of a procedure for lubricating the clutches on these mounts. Do you have a pointer to instructions? My AP1600 declination clutch is pretty stiff, and has been since day one, but

I ended up "modifying" an Astro-Physics DOVEKREP so it would work with the 1600GTO Mount. Modifying an Astro-Physics DOVEKREP to fit a 1600GTO Mount

Jack, That does seem like a lot of friction. I’m not sure about the AP1600’s clutch mechanism, but I suspect my old Mach1 is similar. And in that case, the clutch system can be lubricated

Not sure what the procedure is on a Mach 1, but the only mistake I made was having the motor box cover slip out from my grip and the black lead on the motor popped off. Totally avoidable problem. The

+1 for a video. I have a Mach1. I am outside the US and I am not mechanically wise or inspired to risk damaging the mouny. If repair is needed, it will be quite expensive to send the mount to AP and

Hi Bryan. Here are the instructions: I would like to offer one word of caution based on my former experience as an auto mechanic: The instructions mention using mineral spirits to clean off the old

Brian, Contact me and I’ll email the grease instructions. Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513

JimP, granted the AP1600 offers resistance to movement even when the clutch knobs are fully loosened. In my case it takes between 10# and 15# of pull measured with an electronic fish scale to break

Please do. Rolando

Hi Bryan Your 1/2 page instruction sheet looks nothing like the instructions that came with my regreasing kit. The instructions that I got with my kit are 10 pages with photos. I am not sure if I need

I piggyback a SV130 on Planewave 12.5 on my 1200.

Thanks a lot for your feedback! Kent: I don't intend on imaging with both scope at the same time. Having them side by side would simply allow me to shift the imager between scopes depending on targets

Thanks Andrew. I don't have a dome but would assume as long as the widest overall separation of either scope from the centerline of the Dec axis in PARK 3 isn't less than 13.5" in your case you

Heavy dew for one person is light dew for another, so some context of what that means might help. Have you ran into this problem or are wondering just in case? I’ve never worried about my CP3. The

Found this a while back. It’s the auto-adjusting gearbox version. Thought it might help. https://m.imgur.com/a/f2ab2pY Sébastien

Not necessary. Use the plug covers though since they really aren't doing you any good in a bag. But, even in the absence of that, the CP boxes from AP are bullet proof. A believe Roland says only a