Hi Dale, A few days ago I posted an example of meridian flips and CW up imaging with APCC and SGP: https://ap-gto.groups.io/g/main/message/78270 The key setting that allows dynamic (declination-depend

I didn't. I stood next to the mount and gave it a shot to see if it worked. I guess that's the physicist in me :) If that's a completely irresponsible thing to do, I am sure Ray will set me straight b

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Hi Eric, I responded to your thread in the SGP forum and shared my configuration in APCC and SGP, which allows CW up imaging and pre-flipping of the mount, if you desire. I have worked out an example

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I forgot to paste the link: Kingdel Fanless Mini Desktop Computer, Mini PC with Intel i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 2xHD Ports, 2xLAN, All Metal Body, Windows 10 Pro https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AWB2GW

I have two of these Kingdel fanless Core i7 headless PC running in my observatory and they have been flawless. The oldest one has been in operation for two years with no downtime and has controlled an

You are using COM 4 and 6 for virtual ports. Have you tried using much higher numbers (like 20 and 21) to ensure that there are no conflicts with other devices? Luca

I have two of those power supplies in my observatory and they have worked without any problems down to -10F. Unfortunately, that’s not a viable replacement for the Mach2 power supply because it is lim

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I had the same problem. I contacted AP and they sent me a replacement power supply. I was also a bit surprised by the quick failure of this component. I don’t think I have ever had a power supply fail

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Something to keep in mind is that deflection of a pipe with an end load is equal to F*L^3/(E * D_o^3 * Delta_D), where F is the applied force, E is the modulus of elasticity, L is the length of the pi

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I have built two steel piers for my roll-off roof observatory last Summer. They are both extremely stable, one carries the Mach2 with an FSQ106 and the other a AP1100 with a 10in f4 Newtonian. I have

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It may be as Eric mentioned that the latest beta had some issues or the new QHY ASCOM driver. I was running APPM with SGP 64bit v4.657 on the other system (Mach2) without any problems. I’ll do more te

Thanks, Eric! Too late to create a new model tonight but I'll give it a shot next time around. Luca

Hi Ray, I was trying to build a new model for my AP1100 tonight with APCC Pro v1.8.8.17 via SGP v4.661 and a QHY 268M camera and APPM was giving an error message "Failed to connect to Camera: cannot C

When I set up a target in SGP, I'll enter RA and DEC coordinates for the center of the image, as well as rotation angle of the frame. I start the evening with a "closed loop slew" to use TSX terminolo

Thanks, Ray. So if I read your statement correctly, there is no special setting in APCC that will avoid safety slews within the meridian limits but if the slew issued is close enough in Dec, then APCC

Ray, How would I set up APCC so that slews within the East limits with CW up from SGP do not invoke safety slews? Is it in the APCC manual? Thanks, Luca

Roland, Is this true also for 1100 mounts? Best, Luca

Duncan, I have used it and you don't have to do anything special in SGP. APCC has to be setup with East and West meridian limits and the checkbox to allow CW up slews within East limits needs to be ch

What Brian said. If you want to use SGP with the ASI6200, it will be much more reliable if you use SGP v4.657 beta 64bit. Luca

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There is a setting in APCC Advanced Settings called “Prevent errant recalls”. If that’s checked, a recal too far from where the mount thinks it is will be rejected. Luca