What is the worm cycle of a 1600 mount?...was is 5 minutes...? Thanks... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory:

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Thanks...I was contemplating this but thought I would check and see if someone else had done what I am proposing and how they did it...I know there can be some spacing concerns with the FF. It is setu

Have completely changed terrestrial cameras from Nikon to FujiFilm XT3. Curious if there is a reasonably easy way to attach this camera to my AP filed flattener for use in my 130...I have everything p

Curious if there is a revised method for adjusting gear mesh on a first generation 1600GTO (the original gear boxes, NOT the current type)...this would be different than the 2014 document listed in th

When one shuts off PEC in the AP ASCOM driver, does it shut PEC off immediately (this would be for a 1600GTO)? Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Reso

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Curious as to thoughts on observatory site locations in regards to seeing. Especially interested in the role that topography may play. Am looking in very rural New Mexico, elevations running between 7

Have a 1200GTO. The little washer (thrust washer) on the DEC worm, opposite of the gearbox loosens up with annoying frequency (the flat washer with two holes in it). I can tighten it up at least 1/2 t

I am a new member so forgive me if this question has been asked before. I have a new scope on order and hope it arrives soon. An observing friend of mine has the A-P Mach 1 mount and loves it after st

Having some work done on the observatory before monsoon hits. The contractor needs to do some welding on the rails for the roll-off portion. He will be using an arc welder but will be some 18 feet or

Also, if you own a reflecting scope that needs collimation adjustments or checks, keypad is very useful. Plus if for some odd reason, your computer dies, you can still use the mount to some extent. Ke

Was helping a fellow get his older (1994 maybe, it is one of the first ones) Mach-1 up and running. He is running keypad version 4.12 but has a CP4 box. Any reasons why this will not work properly? An

In installing encoders on a 1600, did you have to disassemble anything or move the mount? I have a 1600 and it has a hefty load on it, I think that the OTA would have to come off (a major pain that ta

I used to be able to post directly to the group, and all of my groups on Yahoo. I cannot do this anymore but have to go to the Yahoo website and post from there. Some of my posts will show up several

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I am having an issue with the thrust washer (this would be the washer at the end of the worm, that threads into the motor housing assembly, it is flat with two holes 180 degrees apart) for the DEC wor

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I would assume that this is the MS 33 variety, has a green label...? Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Mag

PHD Drift Align wizard does a classic drift align that minimizes only Dec drift over most of the sky. However, that results in significant RA drift at the zenith. Drift in RA increases the further sou