Hi Wayne, Since it's happening to both the CP4 and CP5 it is likely the way you have networking setup on your computer, or the network itself. So, if you haven't figured out the issue yet: 1. Is

Thanks Roland... I did think it kind of suprising to not include it at the time. Glad to be corrected. I purchased from a retailer and went to them for the replacement stop. As you said I likely

Safety stops for the counterweight bar are always included with each mount. They are wrapped in bubble wrap and are small and sometimes get thrown out with the packing material. Rolando

I know that feeling! Actually they mistakenly shipped the safety stop for the smaller Mach1 shaft. They’re rushing me the correct one

Wayne, thanks for the report on the Mach2. I will have to live vicariously through others while I wait for my notification. With regard to the safety stop I know it wasn't included with the Mach1

Thanks for checking Brian. The firmware upgrade to .13 on the CP4 did the trick. Unfortunately it lost its Home and configuration information but a few minutes tonight should fix that. thanks for the

Yes, the 24-volt power supply enables the 1800x slews. The mount comes with a 24v supply. I do have a 12v-24v boost amp for when I’m on battery power, not sure how much I’ll really need it though.

Great read. Nothing like a new telescope mount. According to the published specs, the M2 is only a few lbs lighter than the 1100. Is 24v a requirement for the high speed slews? Cheers, jg Sent

Thank you Wayne for this first experience I am more and more impatient to receive mine ... but it must cross the Altantic Ocean ...

Day started with a call from George letting me know Mach2 was out for delivery a day early. Of course I had made lots of plans for the day to free up the next day. So I thought I’d wait and unpack

I use the table method after one of my Florida astro buds showed me the method via pdf instructions. In the early phases, I used books and anything I could get my hands on to shim the OTA up until it

Wayne I have the 1000 lb hydraulic table [item 60438] from Harbor Freight. They are very well built and handy around the shop too. I do not need mine for telescope loading to a mount

Thanks guys.. The whole software system seems a bit more complicated than I've been dealing with. I've been using ASCOM, EQMOD driver and SGP. From what I've gathered so far (I should have

Seemed to be okay with the 1600 showing the ae tab tonight -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

The ELS tab will show up if the 3600 mount type is selected, so please try changing the mount type in APCC. Also, if your mount has a GTOCP4 controller, make sure the firmware is VCP4-P01-13 or

Mark, Thanks for pointing that out. That will be fixed in the next build. There were a lot of changes to the rate command logic with emphasis on the Mach 2 and that must have slipped through. -Ray

Unfortunately that didn't work. The "custom" setting shows up in the settings application if you switch between mach1 and mach2 and then back to mach1, then you can set the custom slew rate, but when

For any A-P folks online, I Couldn’t wait until tomorrow unboxed and started to assemble. I cannot for some reason find the counterweight shaft safety stop! Can you give me some help? Sorry! pS

Larry- I'll check this out, thanks for the pointer!

Excellent! Looking forward to your reports. Mine was delivered today, a day earlier than anticipated. Thanks UPS! Unboxing and initial playtime tomorrow. Wayne