Folks thanks so much for all your responses. I have decided to keep course with my AEL order and i can always obtain data from the guided with no encoders/guided with encoders later. Special thanks to

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Hi Bryan, Thanks I read it and re-read it, got a bit lost, until I spoke with George. Shailesh

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Thanks Roland. I spoke with George and he was kind enough to walk me through it. I am all set. Shailesh

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Worsel wrote: A good explanation from the Troubleshooting section, but perhaps not answering your question is… I had read that which is why I mentioned tracking vs slewing, as well as the safe slew. I

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Linwood A good explanation from the Troubleshooting section, but perhaps not answering your question is "APCC has a sophisticated meridian limits mechanism that will allow you to define the limit the

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I hope @Shailesh or someone will post a summary afterwards, as I am wondering this as well. From what I read the meridian limits control tracking crashes, but do not prevent slew crashes. The Safe Sle

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Shailesh Complex topic! I assume you refer to Meridian Limits. I would suggest reading Section 6.16 (Meridian Limits) in the APCC documentation. It's the same section whether you have APCC Std or Pro

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Our guys at AP can help you set up your mount. Give them a call. Roland

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Hi, I am a new owner of an AP1100 which has user-installed absolute encoders. I just polar-aligned my scope on a new pier and now need to set up limits. How do I prevent the camera end from crashing i

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Thank you Cytan (Tan?) That is indeed interesting to see the impact of winds, and good to know how tight it can keep the tracking with them. It emphasises that a Mach 2 would not be the right mount fo

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Hi Christopher, I have a very similar setup as yours after you get the AP1100AE: I have the AP1100AE. I was imaging on Friday night which started out pretty calm but near midnight the winds picked up

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Christopher, You’re most welcome. …and you, please be safe. Enjoy! Regards, George George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@astro

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Thank you Mr Whitney, Mr Christen. That link on counterweights was enlightening. When I had seen images of setups with many counter weights, I had assumed it was because the users didn't want to carry

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Slew speed has nothing to do with dynamic response. I would suspect that the 1100 non-AE mount would have more wind resistance than the Mach2 simply because of the larger worm wheel and heavier overal

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Christopher, You both need more counterweights to improve performance. See: https://www.astro-physics.info/tech_support/accessories/mounting_acc/balance-to-optimize-guiding.pdf Regards, George George

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Thank you Mr Christen. That helps me understand the benefits and differences of each of your Mach 2 and 1100 non-AE mounts which are similarly priced. If I may summarise my understanding: A Mach 2 w b

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I was actually on the list for the 1100 from last year but declined purchase in January when my name came up. I had just purchased a 900GTO and to be honest it is an exceptional mount and does everyth

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Chris wrote: > Once you go ahead and get on both lists, you can celebrate with a nice dinner where someone will offer desert of Apple Pie or Ice Cream. You will be prepared for this choice, and quickl

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The good news is, I put my name on both lists earlier this summer! So... now onto more important discussion: Pie or cake?

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Interesting and thanks Roland. Jeff

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