I bought a Rainbow Astro RST-135 because AP currently doesn't have a compact mount that matches the size and portability of my Stowaway. My overriding passion is for solar eclipse travel and occultati

I'm not sure which one of us enjoys his job more. We are both engineers doing what we love most. Be damned the dollars. We are having too much fun doing fascinating engineering stuff while making new

IMNSHO, set up a compact observatory PC next to the scope and then controle that PC remotely from the house. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Observatory Enginee

Maybe this particular camera was assembled incorrectly. Things like that happen. Maybe contact your camera dealer and/or manufacturer. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www

In my personal experience, the Chevy Volt is built to a higher-quality standard than the Tesla. My new Volt is my third e-car. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitk

I just got a brand-new, full-warranty, 2019 Chevy Volt from a Honolulu dealer who had it in excess inventory. This car is awesome in 100 ways! In fact I am sitting in it right now, parked at the Mauna

FWIW, recently I had a discussion with Roland where he ranted for a bit (LOL!) about a bunch of big price hikes he had been dealt by his materials suppliers. He was one seriously unhappy camper. -Chri

My guess is a custom bench top jig with an absolute encoder. -Christopher Erickson Observatory engineer Waikoloa, HI 96738 www.summitkinetics.com

I assume there is nothing plugged into the ST-4 port on your CP5. I can't think of any APCC configuration or misbehavior that could cause your symptoms. I wouldn't bother with uninstalling and reinsta

There is an ASCOM driver for the Digital Loggers web power switches. The Digital Loggers devices are great and very economical. I have installed them in many observatories. Check them out. -Christophe

Several kind group members have come forward with CP3's for the University of Hawaii VYSOS project so we should be all-set. Thanks to everyone who came forward off-list to help! You guys are AWESOME!

I was wondering about that! Thanks! Eric, it looks like I can't use your abs encoder box on a 3600. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Observatory Engineer Summit

The UofH VYSOS project also has a 3600. I wonder if the encoder box is compatible with the 3600. If it is, I might be interested in buying that as spares for their 3600 for when their budget is eventu

If I can't find a CP3 I guess I will end up cannibalizing the CP4 off of my Mach1 or 1100. I really don't want to do that because I'll probably end up off-line myself for months and months before they

Always appreciated! However I am trying to get them back on-sky quickly. Trying to avoid the delay of shipping from/to Hawaii and whatever additional time needed on the bench. I opened up the unit and

One of the smaller UofH observatories I shepherd over here in Hawaii is using a 1200 and the existing CP3 has died. The budget for this particular research project is currently frozen so they can't si

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The Meade LX200 16" OTA is 65 Lbs dry. 75 with dovetail bars, etc. I have one. It will work on an 1100GTO. I have one of those too. But it will work a LOT better on a 1600GTO. "My advice is always fre

I am guessing the difference would be if tracking was stopped or not. "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Observatory Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, Hawaii Viru

Strange. Wouldn't "Park at current position" and "Disconnect without parking" be exactly the same thing with an AP CP2/3/4/5 controller? "My advice is always free and worth every penny!" -Christopher