Hi Jim, On the PulseGuide Web Page at http://www.pulseguide.com/WebHelp/ under User Guide/Connect Page Ray Gralak recommends using the IOGear GUC232A USB to Serial Converter Cable. This converter cabl

Hi Bob Without knowing about the history of the mount and if you can control the mount with the hand controller, it is difficult to diagnose your problem. That said, I will suggest some possible solut

For those who are controlling the mount via computer and who are not close to the mount, there is a way to RCAL when necessary using Pulse Guide. To prevent having to disconnect Pulse Guide when using

Eric See message number 17026 from Roland dated 2/1/2007. Clear skies Richard

Chuck, I had the same problem, random uncontrolled slews, after my CP3 servo and/or its connectors got wet. After drying everything out with a hair dryer everything went back to normal for about an ho

Hi Pawel ! On the AP Website you can find a description of the new features and bug fixes incororated in the Versions of the ROM Chip for the GTOCP1, GTOCP2 and GTOCP3 Control Boxes. To find the page

Josep, I control my 900GTO and 1200GTO remotely without the hand pad connected. I first use the hand pad to set the mount's servo to EXT operation. Then I power down and disconnect the hand pad. You o

Mike, Think of the clutches on your mount like the clutch in a manual transmission automobile that has a clutch pedal. When you push on the clutch pedal with your foot the clutch is disengaged (loosen

Hi Carl, Try this link: http://www.digi.com/support/productdetl.jsp?pid=2642&osvid=57&tp=1 Richard Moore

Bob, If you have to use pliers to turn the worm, your adjustment is way too tight. The symptoms you describe is indicative of the spur gear slipping on the worm shaft. The set screw is probably not on

Ladislav, You will find many former G11 users on this site who have upgraded to AP mounts. And I will guaranty that all of them are more than happy with their AP mounts. For many years I imaged with f

Chris, 1. Go to the Yahoo Tech Groups website. (Same site that has the ap-gto group). 2. Sign in using your present Yahoo user name and password. 3. Go to the [satellitetracker] group page. 4. Join th

Rick In the Object Information Window under the Telescope Tab in the second row under the Sync button there is a button labeled "Recalibrate" which is immediately surrounded by a box labeled in large

Hi Floyd, I use the same programs to control my AP900 and AP1200. As Barbara wrote, use the latest beta version of the AP V2 ASCOM driver and use it as a hub to connect all the programs that control t

P, The Icron Ranger USB 2.0 Extender works very well controlling my mount, camera, rotator, focuser and dew controller. However, you will need a 12V to 5V converter to run off a 12V source. The *wall

I have been using the Icron Ranger/4 port Keyspan USB-Serial converter combination for several months now. It was sold to me by AP. This combination has been controlling my 1200GTO, Kendrick dew heate

Hi Joe, When I first got my scope brand new from RCOS, I was surprised that my target was at the edge of the FOV after a meridian flip. After ruling out mirror movement, I determined the amount of pix

Hi Joe, If you decide to use a shim to solve your non-orthogonality, here is the trigonometric formula for the thickness of the shim: (thickness of the shim) equals (distance between fore and aft conn

Hi Joe, When I awoke this morning, I realized I had made an error in using the cosine function in the shim formula. OOOps!! It should have been the tangent function. Trig classes too long ago with onl

Hi Joe, Your scope came from the factory with two, Losmandy style, male D plates. One mounted on the top of the scope and one mounted on the bottom. The one on the bottom slides into the female D styl