I picked up my new Mach1-GTO yesterday and I’m sure I’ll have lots of questions soon. But for now I just have one. Where/how does the AP GTOCP3 controller box mount to the wooden tripod? I’ve got the

Ok, time for dumb question #2. I'm filling out the A-P Product Registration card for my new Mach1-GTO mount and it asks for four serial numbers. I've found all but the last one -- "AE Serial #." So wh

Message Thanks Dave, Since I don't have AE I don't have to worry about serial numbers. Woody

I’ve had my new Mach1-GTO out the past two nights in the back yard getting used to it. I’m doing pretty well with everything except one thing – the Move arrows in TheSky6 don’t move the mount. I can d

Message Thanks Ray, Like a dope I didn't even realize you had your own move/jog controller. Found it. I'm sure this will solve my problem. Woody

Message Ray, Wow you're fast! I just installed 5.05.40. Won't be able to test until tonight.. Woody

Message No problem with Win-7 Pro. Woody

I survived a near total disaster this weekend at Julian Starfest when a leg on my brand new A-P Berlebach wooden tripod slipped and the tripod toppled over -- carrying the Mach1, SVQ100 scope, Baader

Message Geert, Yes, they have a built-in spreader. But it was one of the telescopic legs that slipped down. I had the legs extended about 35 cm and when that leg slowly slipped all the way down -- the

Message John, Thanks for the Butcher's Wax suggestion. I've never heard of that stuff. I'll look into it. I hate to add three clunky-looking C-clamps to this beautiful tripod (one of the reasons I wen

Message Double clamps -- YES! Now I just have to figure out how to order them. Thank you so much for this information. I think you made my day. Woody

Message Geert, That page is for the Uni tripod, but I quickly found the Planet tripod (the one A-P sells and I have) and it too has optional double-clamps. Now the question is -- can I order the secon

Message These are the double clamps for the Uni tripod. A-P sells (and I have) the larger heavier Planet tripod. It's legs are much wider and the clamps wider of course too. But Berlebach does offer o

Message I just wanted to update the group on the status of these double leg clamps. I contacted the dealer I bought my Mach1 and Berlebach Planet tripod from and they contacted A-P and apparently A-P

Message Different strokes for different folks I guess. As for me, I'm very glad A-P used different sized screws. If they hadn't I'd have gotten confused as to which one I was adjusting. By using diffe

James, I suspect single screws would be OK. Woody For a small scope, 4" f/5, is there a significant difference if a pair of rings are mounted to an SBD12 plate with a single screw each in the middle v

Kyle, I think you’re making it more difficult than you need to. Yes, I’ve had trouble in the past getting my mount close enough to True North to get Polaris in the PA scope’s FOV, but since discoverin

Message James, My feeling is that this scope (the TeleVue) has such a short focal-length, you're not going to have many of the flexure problems you think you'll have. Shorter focal-length scopes are a

Message Luiz, As others have already described -- everything about A-P is first-class -- and that most definitely includes their packaging. Most of my Mach1 parts were wrapped in several layers of tou

Richard, I can't speak to the specific Berlebach tripod you have, but it's probably the one distributed by Vixen with the CGE mounting plate -- part number B14020CGE. If so, it doesn't look exactly th