Hi Glenn, Some comments to your reply: (a) I would think that a yellow light might indicate a marginal "low voltage supply" thus causing a low voltage for the motors - it (otherwise) normally flags a

Hi Glenn, I wonder why you think that putting on an extra spacing washer (above the panel) would be "a lot of working around". Just so we understand each other, you don't need to remove the CP cover,

Hi Dean, I am going to have to be on the other side, it seems. I was in your shoes earlier this spring, wanting an AP mount the 900 seemed right, but I kept seeing posts about a 4 year wait, and there

Hi Anthony, I really don't understand the difference between the AP900 and the AP1200 - except of course for the greater "mass and wind" load carrying capacity of the 1200. After all, both are identic

Hi Dean, One more thought to add to Rick's advice about cases, is that just as the 1.21x size scale increases going from an AP900 up to an AP1200, there is also the additional weight scale, for the re

Hi Dean, Yes, I was indeed intrigued by Bill's issue with balancing an "undersized" OTA. I had never considered that possibility. The AP900 counterweight shaft - actually, now a new shorter version -

Hi Anthony, I fully agree - when I was buying my AP900, I faced the same dillema. You get ever so much more mount for such a trivial increase in cost. If I had an observatory far outside the suburbs,

Good guess Jerry, I see you must have been a fan of the "6 Million Dollar Man" TV series where he cost 6 Megabucks, but his dog Maxamillion ... only a megabuck. But, I see that you can be right - it w

Really gorgeous mount, Marj, I'm glad you released it before any of us has started our Christmas shopping. Next task ... to get approval from S.W.M.B.O. for that under the tree surprise. :-) Joe

Paul, .... Wait til you see the Pelican case for it :-) Joe

..... It's going to have to be a Redwood ... to accommodate the 3600GTO under it :-) Joe

Hi James, Since you haven't gotten delivery of your AP1200 yet, I hope you haven't poured the concrete for your 1200 pier. You're going to need a bit more for the heftier 3600 pier. Just in case you f

Hi Richard, I was thinking the same thing about the UPS delivery man :-) Joe

Whewww, Talk about a fighting chance ... with that hefty a pier, what size of tank assault were you expecting :-) Enjoy your "mounts" Cheers, Joe

Hi James, In all that discussion about pier heights, I suppose you have considered that in the end it might be preferable to have the AP1200 saddle at a final height, such that you can flip the OTA in

James, Why bother putting the PVC cable runs in concrete? It slightly weakens the cement, and removes your option to change anything about the cable tunnel, at a later date - like if there is a proble

James, You can fill the pipe with concrete at ANY time you like, perhaps in a year or two - if you think it might help. The only problem is welding the top, which then commits you to the pier as it is

Hi Jim, I think we are on the same wavelength ... I have also been thinking of how to protect my AP900, without actually building an observatory. You see, I AM my own aesthetics committee, and as much

... somehow, I wouldn't feel right about doing that indignity to an AP mount. :-) Joe

Hi, One thing that Marj once recommended to me was to at least remove the CP3 controller, and bring it inside. The concern was for condensation getting into the electronics, causing corrosion. Air pol