I received the AP newsletter and it offers prices for absolute encoders for the 1600...are the user installed kits now available for order? Another question: to upgrade to the CP4 controller on the 16

OK, thank you...any idea when absolute encoders as a retrofit will be available for the 1600...? Also, I received the flattener adapter for the 130 and sent the "wrong" part back Tuesday, you folks sh

Silly question, for those of us who JUST got out 1600s (like maybe a couple of months ago), will the Auto-Adjusting gearboxes be a retrofit for these mounts? Or, do "our" mounts already have this feat

Prior to going to other venues, will put it out here: 2011 vintage 1200GTO mount, RAPAS, V chip, 4.17 handpad, 54" portable pier. Off list best responses. Thanks Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Sh

I recently purchased an AP scope and Mach 1 mount. There are some pieces that I do not need and thought I may offer them here for fellow AP users. (2) new in box never used 9# AP counterweights, AP Ma

I am sure I am not the first to ask, does either AP sell a hard case for the Mach-1, or if not, who makes one that would work or folks have made work? Thanks. Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade

I want to put a field flattener on a 130 6.3 Gran Tourismo. So I was thinking the following components: 67PF562 reducer-the image sensor needs to be 3.4" from the rear mounting flange +/- .10" A1260 a

Thanks....that was sort of funny...looks like the old classic scopes of the 60s and 70s...12.5" Newtonian on a mount made for an 8" scope.... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: msh

mostly visual, maybe short dslr.... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Sir W

So sort of curious how well an AP 160 does on a Mach 1...I know not an "ideal" situation but workable? I think the OTA is 27#, the mount's capacity is 45#...looking at the portability factor primarily

Quick question, playing around with PEMPro and have entered 1600 for mount type and it gives me a worm period of 382.95, is this correct for this mount? Thanks Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shad

My question had to do with the DEC top plate on the 1600, not the dovetail that the OTA connects to. It doesn't seem to make much of a difference actually. Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Ph

Thanks, trying to do that now...problem with that is am doing the procedure outlined in the manual so set the mount in Park one and try to send to Park 3 as the directions say...it keeps trying to sle

Setting up a brand new 1600. Trying to balance the telescope, cannot move the DEC axis, even with the clutch plugs all the way out. With EXTREME force the DEC axis will move but it makes a scraping no

Not quite sure what happened last night. ACP was running along and then all of a sudden stopped (times are UTC). It has been running with the same hardware/software for months, it had run portions of

In reading the manual and such for the 1600 (which is still in boxes) I seem to recall use the 1200 settings... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Res

Received my new 1600 (and we have had a week of clouds/rain/snow in Southern Arizona!) and finally got around to looking at the documentation. A few questions. As I am upgrading from my second 1200GTO

Thanks Ray, that's what I thought... Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Sir

If memory serves me, absolute encoders are controlled through the AP driver and NOT APCC, correct? Mike J. Shade: mshade@... Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com In War: Resolution In De

I am planning on installing absolute encoders when the CP4 becomes available for the 1600. Curious as to installation...can the encoders be installed with the mount functioning and an OTA on it or is