I have a new-to-me Mach1 that I received last week via UPS from its original owner. The mount was securely shipped in a pelican case with a custom foam cutout that securely held it in place. I have no

Rolando - I've read through your post about 4 times now - looking at the mount. Is the adjustment that you are describing here the same as is outlined in https://www.astro-physics.info/tech_support/mo

Sorry - 2 more questions Rolando: 1). How do I get to the Worm end nut? I see a round cap on the gear box - but it does not easily move - so I was not comfortable trying to force it to move - is that

Will do. Thanks!

Ok. Removed the cover for the worm. I did not feel any movement of the Worm when I moved the clutch assembly. So that does not appear to be the problem. On to the main bearing retainer nut...

Hi Roland, I went back and meticulously re-read your first post, and attempted to the best of my abilities to re-do everything that you suggested- just as you suggested, including the steps to familia

Thanks for that detailed description - I found the parts as described, and when I moved the counterweight shaft, I could not see or feel any movement of the silver shaft. The counterweight arm does st

Hi Mike - you aren't butting in - any suggestion is appreciated. Unfortunatley the CW shaft is rock solid - not the source of the play. I checked that multiple times, and the play is sitll there even

Thanks so much for the information! Just knowing that others have seen the issue and were able to fix it helps a lot.

Hi Rowland - Hope you didn't lose any sleep over this issue! Thanks for the additional idea and detailed pictures - I just checked and all the screws there were rock-solid tight. So that's not the sou

Wanted to circle back and provide some closure on this thread, so that if anyone comes on it searching for something similar - they will see the resolution of the issue. The last 2 nights I was able t

I'm sure this is a configuration problem, but I have not been able to find a clear answer searching the web, so I thought I'd post here to get input from the AP experts. I have a new-to-me Mach1 that

Thanks Roland - I can see what is happening - just don't understand why, since I did have the check to switch the Dec calibration after meridian flip... I guess I just wanted to make sure that is what

Hello Renan, Yes - I am using SGP with PHD2 - I would greatly appreciate the information. Thanks, John

Roland - can you answer definitively: does the "Reverse Dec output after meridian flip" need to be checked or not checked? I ask that because over on the PHD2 board, I have a guy telling me " The ASCO

Guys - I'm very confused... I have a good friend who has been a LONG time Mach1 owner - is incredibly knowldgable on all things (has written his OWN imaging software equivalent to SGP or NINA) - and a

Well... doing a bit more searching on the board, I have found several posts here that do indicate the "Reverse Dec" box should NOT be checked - including https://github.com/OpenPHDGuiding/phd2/wiki/Re

That is quite possible... (making it harder than it needs to be) After I hit the problem the first time - I went and unchecked the "Reverse Dec" box... and restarted guiding - but it ran away again. B

Hello, I have been seeing this problem for several months now, and I would like some input as to what the nature of the problem might be. **NOTE: I have also sent this same post to the PHD2 support gr

Unfortunately the knee-jerk response from the PHD2 support forum is “oh it’s a Stellarium problem – go ask them” or they are trying to tell me I’m not using the AP ASCOM driver to communicate to Stell