Dean, thanks for posting the information. Can you say what you think you're getting by replacing the ASI1600MM with the ASI294MM? I have the ASI1600 and many great images are taken with this camera. T

Hi Roland, I was running my mach2 down to -6 on Friday night without issue. And still getting 0.59", 0.24 pixel error. which is fine for my imaging scale. I use PHD2 and this is typical for me. I neve

Hi Marty, The first thing I ran into that flipped me out a bit is what happens when the clutches are loose. I could not reliably hand tighten enough and need to use an allen wrench to snug them up (ju

Use a usb repeater just before the mach2, will clean things up once and for all. You’re cables are not the issue, and doubtful it’s the hub. I use a $15 hub throughout the Vermont winter. I have an 8”

Hi, My Mach2 failed to meridian flip last night.. I've looked at the logs and nothing jumps out at me. I was using SGP as well, and normally meridian flips are done with little drama but best I can te

Thank you Ray, I will contact SGPro folks to see what they have to say. That software gets updated frequently and I'm on their beta 4.0 64bit version so maybe this is a new issue. Terri

Thank you Marcelo, I have had that happen in the past, but it was obvious what had happened and it was my own setup fault. My rotation angle was off a bit and I was in bed when it needed to be changed

Shailesh, please post how this goes for you! I just put in an order for a TEC 180 (9 mo wait) and have the mach2. I've had this discussion with Roland in the past and he suggested the 1100, which I've

A few items on APCC Pro on Mach2. This weekend I've gotten a couple of error messages that says "Error Reading RA encoder". The temperature is in the 30s, so not very cold and when I get the error mes

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Guys, thanks for the response on the error window. I click on the task bar and see a second window, but when I click on that second window it does not come to the front. At least for me, it seems ther

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Thanks Brian and Ray for suggestions on the error window. Last night, it just worked without issue, so not sure why. Ray, not sure if APCC was minimized when the error occurred. I typically do not wat

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Chris, Thank you for the pointer, I have 18.3 GB of data in my APCC log!!! A nice find. It's also a great idea to clean up old logs on some time frame, maybe the timeframe could be settable in setting

I will try this.. and this is on the Mach2 for me. For the most part my mount stays in a garage unless imaging. Has never been in the rain, although we get significant dew at times. For me, besides th

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Thanks Ray, will do on next clear evening. Just remember I live in Vermont ;-) Terri

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"I have recently been getting error messages from the Mach2 while under automated unguided imaging regarding an "encoder error" or as in the case of the attached, "motor stall". While I am not too con

Hi Larry, Ray knows how to resolve the inability to resolve the inability to clear error messages. On the errors themselves you may try tightening your clutch knobs. If there is any slippage, the moun

Roland, I love my refractors but I have to admit that the commercial SCTs are the best bang for the buck of any telescopes I have. I have an 8" meade ACF and an 11" Celestron edge and both perform, to

Shailesh, I use a 55ah mighty max lead acid battery and it works for imaging all night when at a star party, then I recharge during the day. The mount doesn't use much power when not slewing. Most of

Ray, I've only been casually scanning this on-going discussion about virtual port issues. Is this new software release required? And are virtual ports no longer required for the functionality? I typic

Thank you Ray for the explanation. Terri