Thanks, Christopher. That connector is long gone, and to date no more issues. I'm rearranging cables a lot, and so making a lot of powerpole connections. Maybe I did it wrongly, but I think that recep

My home-owners does not have a limit for non-scheduled items, but it is only going to cover things like theft and fire. Having it destroyed by a roaming grizzly bear at night... maybe. Having it destr

Indeed that might have worked, but like bad USB cables, one failure and they go in the trash. Baseball batters may get three strikes, but cheap stuff that a night's imaging depends on only gets one. :

I get the concept, but repeatedly pushing it in, getting the click, were followed by a relatively gentle tug on the cord having it un-click and slide off. And yes, I also tried pushing it in with a sc

You would be incorrect. The blunt looking end is the folded down lip. If pushed it forward, it does extend and lock down and look identical to the black side, but rather than staying in place, it pops

Already done. I would have been less surprised if I had a bad crimp, but the crimp was strong, it was the connector at issue. I have powerpoles everywhere, I generally love them. And by the way, these

For those bored enough to be following along at home.... I have a possible new theory. I noticed a bit of play last evening in the powerpole connection from the power supply to the distribution bus on

Joe Zeglinski wrote: I wonder if that “power event” was actually a daily scheduled one, for your UPS “Testing Itself”. It would be very brief, possibly just dipping its backup battery to make sure it

Just thought I would do a brief update. Powerwerx said I can RMA it, but also said they had no ideas on the technical front. I have lots of time so holding that in reserve. Ran one night on one supply

Peter Nagy wrote: Maybe invest in PWRGate like this: https://powerwerx.com/west-mountain-radio-pg40s-super-pwrgate Super PWRgate PG40S is a 12 volt backup power system that can supply up to 40 amperes

Peter Nagy wrote: Did you check Windows Update history to see if Windows downloaded and installed updates during imaging? Sorry, I thought I was clear -- THREE separate devices went down at the same t

Jeffc wrote: I was thinking something could be cobbled together with a raspberry pi and some A/D converters. I actually have some I used for a weather station, but I just doubt they are fast enough. I

So my mount was complaining that it would look bad if others saw its weights in old moving blankets. I could not take the whining, so I gave in to peer pressure. Thank you Mike for your example, I for

jimwc wrote: A little basic electrical trouble shooting is in order. Swap the power supplies and see if the problem follows, if not the trouble is farther up the chain like windows doing something wei

I have two Powerwerx SPS-30DM power supplies, the first I got with the AP1100AE and the second I got because George was persuasive that I should dedicate a power supply to the mount. So A powers the m

Wow, I'm starting to think a 6" is my Goldilocks OTA, between a 540mm and 2800mm, and my AP1100AE is a worthy companion. I wish Denver was not so far from Florida, you might have a sale. You could alw

Thank you Ray. I may update the ASCOM tomorrow, it's happily trying to catch a Crab right now before the moon comes up. Always worried that I am providing adequate care and feeding of the mount. Appre

Ray, in another topic you mentioned: AP V2 driver 5.40.01: https://www.gralak.com/apdriver/AstroPhysics_V2_Setup_5.40.01.exe APCC Pro 1.9.3.1 https://www.apastrosoftware.com/apcc_download/APCC_Pro_Set

I've been using Kaizen form, which is a closed cell higher density foam that is built up in layers. The idea is you can cut an outline, the peel up the layers to get the depth you want. It is a bit of

Harley Davidson wrote: Yeah, I have a couple around here. But... what are eyepieces? I've heard that term somewhere before, but not sure where. 😊