AP has been busy! I was notified this Monday that my Mach 2 was ready! It's on it's way to me now and yes I'm very excited. Thankfully, the wait was nothing compared to the 130 GTX! Thank you AP

One can only hope. ;-) -- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/

Thanks for the update. -- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/

We can only hope that one of those mounts is Deans! LOL

We are busy assembling and shipping. I have people doing sub-assemblies at home and I am doing all final assembly and testing here. There are mounts going out pretty much every day now. Rolando

As we get ready to roll into May, I was wondering about the status of the Mach2. Is there any news for those of us who have pending Mach2 orders? -- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image

Hi Yves, Microsoft has been breaking things left and right with Windows updates so I think this is probably being caused by a .Net Framework update that is either missing or broke .Net Framework

I have an observatory. The Pyramid ordinarily doesn't get very hot. I tested its output voltage this evening, and it tested at 13.8. So it came back after appearing dead. Meanwhile, the little

Ray, I checked my laptop again. No anti-virus or Windows Defender enabled. Gave APCC access thru firewall just in case but nothing. I'm still able to check for updates with my all other softwares.

Curtis, Consider one from Powerwerx too. They make two, one with a set voltage and two Powerpole jacks on the front, and this one, with an adjustable output. I started with a Pyramid but that thing

Thank you Rolando et al. The power supply went south. It's the Pyramid that A-P used to sell. I substituted a Radio Shack power supply, and the CP3 works fine. I did a the three park positions

The error bits that APCC and the driver show originate from the CP4, so if there is an error try power cycling the CP4. Also, there is a separate button in the driver to clear errors. See the help

The Pyramid has an internal overload breaker. It resets automatically but it takes some time to reset. Rolando

Something on your computer is blocking the request to get the latest version. Could be an over-exuberant anti-virus app. -Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center):

There is no fuse in the CP3. The Pyramid has an internal circuit breaker. You can tell if the power is getting to the CP3 if the light is on. Check inside the cigar plug to see if the fuse in side is

If you unscrew the bottom plate (underneath), you'll see two big capacitors. It's usually one of them that 'goes'. You can buy these for around $1 and replace it yourself very easily. I've done that

Hi Ray, I installed APCC 1.8.1.1 on a Windows 7 x64 machine and the for update section showed that "The latest version of APCC is: 1.8.1.1" I installed the same APCC version on my Windows 7 x64 laptop

I use pyramid supplies on all my equipment. Mine have overload protection. Typically they shut down when overload is detected. Turn them off, wait a bit, then back on. But it may depend on the model

Does the power supply have overload protection? You may be lucky and only have to replace a fuse. Best Regards Michael Hambrick ARLANXEO TSR Global Manufacturing Support PO Box 2000 Orange, TX

It's the power supply that's gone bad. I tried another power supply, and the CP3 lights up just fine.