I have recently joined the group and while scrolling through the group messages I came across this one on Parking with the Sky. I have a 2008 900 GOTO with a Telvue 127is scope on it. I have been play

--- In ap-gto@..., "chris" <lineman_16735@...> wrote: Chris I have a 900 GoTo same vintage. I happened to me only once on the second or third time I used it. I have the same power supply a

Fernando No question there are several ways to transport Counter Wts. I use a 10"x13"x8" wooden box made from 1/2" plywood with hinged lid and handle on the top(X oilfield instrument case)to transport

No I don't worship them either but Counter Wts & Dec shafts tend to be heavy and if not properly secured during transport tend to roll around and may damage something I do value highly such as other t

That's a great way to go Jerry. I looked at these on their website. Haven't seen anything better out there. However not cheap though! Don

Hi Chris For a truck or trunk of a car that is true. I have an SUV which I put down the two backseats to form a deck to transport everything. There really isn't anything to hold things from sliding ba

Wade Sounds like it could be an incorrect com port selection in The Sky. Check your com port setting by going into the telescope set up menu(telescope/setup/settings. You will have to try different co

John What version of the keypad firmware does the loaner have? If it is Ver 4.15 or 4.16 that could be the problem. Both of these firmware versions had a bug that caused the keypad to lock up on start

Last night I hauled my mount (May 2008 model) and scope out and set it up in the back yard. After everything was set up in the normal way, I turned on the power(Pyramid 5A power supply). On power up t

Hi Joe nice to hear from you again too. While checking all my connections,I did confirm the key pad plug was in locked down properly. I had unplugged and replugged the key pad three or four times. Sho

Yes It was the Pyramid 5A ________________________________ To: ap-gto@... Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 2:33:31 PM Subject: RE: [ap-gto] Scary problem with AP-900 Goto & Laptop Hi Don, Ther

Sorry Marj disregard my last reply. I had the laptop power supply connected to the same three plug extension cord as the mount power supply. This was then plugged into the house. The laptop of course

Ray I see that your third video on Driver Operation has been removed from U tube.

Thanks Ray. DOn

HI Christian Welcome to the group and hope you enjoy your AP-1200. There are a couple of options for mount transport boxes. First is a product made by Scope Guard. They have custom made boxes for the

Great shot Danny! Very nice for first time out. Nice compact set up. I noticed you have the Dec drive motor cable on the East side of the mount as opposed to the west side as is standard. Any reason f

That's what I thought. I have never tried it but don't see any problem running it on either side. Where the picture of the mount/scope set up was taken, was that a campground? Nice to have power so cl

Cool! Don ________________________________ To: ap-gto@... Sent: Sun, November 29, 2009 10:19:58 PM Subject: [ap-gto] Re: First real outing with the 900 Hi Don, That was at the annual Night

Hi Ray I have been following this thread re communication error in Ver.48 of the ASCOM driver. I reviewed my files and see they contain what appears to be a com errors interspersed throughout the file

That's good to hear Thanks Ray Don