Very well put. And so true. My Mach1 gets heavier every year. Woody

Yup, you got StarLinked! I set TheSkyX Pro’s location to San Antonio, TX, turned on display satellites, and stepped through at one minute intervals. Starting around 8:46pm local time, a cluster of Sta

Adam, I’m not a Mac person, so can’t help you there. But I have successfully controlled my Mach1 CP3 using SkySafari-5 Pro and SkySafari-6 Pro using either a SkyBT (serial to Bluetooth – a.k.a. RN-270

Bill, You’ve got it right. Just make a pigtail with the 5.5 x 2.1 DC plug on one end and PP on the other. That’s what I’ve done. They’re harder to find, but the “best” solution for CP3 power connector

Good luck on that! SkySafari hasn’t been the same since they sold out to Simulation Curriculum. It’s still a great APP and I use it all the time, but support and feature requests have kind of gone dow

Jerry, Well I for one am VERY glad and thankful for your long detailed report. Yeegads – not what I want happening to any of my scopes. Woody

Kevin, Or it might be a case that the 2nd generation is selling off Dad’s old astronomy gear. And not everybody keeps old receipts or records. Just trying to think on the positive side. Woody

This sounds ominous! Woody

1) Are you sure the COM port the FTDI serial adapter is assigned to NOW, is the same one you’ve selected in the mount control software? I ask because you said you switched the USB port the FTDI serial

No, I doubt that the FTDI adapter is bad. I’ve had one now for 9 years I think. I started with Win-98 second edition and now I’m on Win-10 Pro. And that old FTDI adapter still works great. And if the

Rolando, Huh? CP3 doesn’t have USB. Unless I completely misread the original post and he’s got a CP4. Woody

Strange. I’ve never had my computer just randomly change a COM port assignment unless I plugged into a different USB port. In fact, I’ve labeled my main astronomy equipment USB port (that goes with th

Curtis, That’s amazing. My Keyspan hasn’t worked since Win-98 2nd Edition. Of course, I gave up on it then too and haven’t tried it since. I think Roland got confused and didn’t realize you have an ol

Spares are a good thing. I highly recommend them. I’m holding off on the CP4. So far, I’m more than fine with the CP3 on my Mach1. And I sure can’t afford a Mach2 at the moment. Woody

I think I got my locking threaded 2.1 x 5.5 connectors through Amazon. And then I made a couple of pig-tails to PP connectors. Woody

Mice can get through any space larger than 3/8 inch! Copper "Mouse-mesh" works well to fill small holes and gaps. They can chew through plastic and wood. Barn cats work too. Woody

Gert, It’s been many years now, but yes, I did that with my Mach1-GTO. I used a RN-270 serial to Bluetooth adapter (RN is Roving Networks). The SkySafari guys used to sell the identical adapter but th

Gert, I don’t think I ever used the CP3’s 6v outlet to power my RN-270. But I did use it to power an old StarGPS. The newer StarGPS units are now self-powered. I’d have to look at the RN-270’s detaile

Gert, I don’t know if this helps, but when I use my RN-270 (or SkyBT) serial to BT devices with my Mach1-GTO w/ CP3 controller, I don’t change ANY of the DIP switches on the serial to BT device – I le

Bob, I don’t know about a Crayford style focuser, but Baader makes nice helical focusers for the Vario-Finder. The one I have is a 1.25” eyepiece holder with helical focuser built into it. Unfortunate