Hi Charlie, That's great that it works for you as well. Cedric R. really did a great service for the astro community that Diffraction Limited wouldn't. cytan

Hi Charlie, Nothing else. *BUT*, of course, I already installed all the relevant STF8300 SBIG drivers for my camera for native control. Perhaps that needs to be installed as well. Anyhow, my STF camer

Hi Bill, As for ASCOM for older SBIG cameras like STF8300 etc. is now available due to work by Cedric R. (very recently released ) https://github.com/cedric-r/ASCOM.HomeMade.SBIGCamera executable is h

Hi Khushrow The main board may have come loose from its socket. See this topic: https://ap-gto.groups.io/g/main/topic/83183340#78845 cytan Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

I use a usb2 cable to directly connect the CP4 to my laptop. Never had a problem in this configuration. cytan Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

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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Hi Ray, I uninstalled my old copy of APCC standard using the add/remove program in Win10. Then I installed APCC 1.9.0.0. No window for Eltima installation popped up. So, is this version of Eltima that

OK, I got a hold one of the mech. eng. that I work with. He works with SS all the time and here's what he said about preventing galling by changing materials used for the sleeve: (1) Brass. Soft and w

Interesting advice about Break-Free CLP and inspection. I'll definitely inspect before I install the next time around. cytan

One other thing, we also silver plate our nuts and bolts to prevent galling. cytan

The techs I work with use a lot of SS here (vacuum compatibility) and those threaded SS parts easily seize up and gall. That's why they use anti-seize. Here's a few links that talk about SS on SS: htt

Hi Rolando, This thing about using brass could be an old wive's tale that I thought I had heard it about because SS on SS is always prone to galling. Let me talk to the mech. eng. that I work with to

The new CW shafts have a lead in and that really helps square it w.r.t. the adapter. I usually get it in after the first try ... which was also true for the gouging incident ... cytan

Hi Rolando, Believe me, I stopped once I felt it got stuck. I know enough to know when to stop :) But I guess, I wasn't fast enough .., Do you think that a brass insert might actually be better rather

I owe the guys doughnuts :) I'll have to ask a real machinist to do this and that'll cost me lunch :) I have to get a new CW adapter anyways, so it's more cost effective to buy both directly from AP.

On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 11:12:54 AM CDT, Seb@stro <sebastiendore1@...> wrote: Well, its unfortunate that you were enable to save any parts from this endeavor, cytan. It's part of the hobb

Well, the guys got it off by milling the sleeve so that it is thin enough to untwist the sleeve from the shaft. Once the sleeve is off, you can see that the threads on the CW shaft are gouged: I had u

Hi Chris, The two people working on it have at least 60 to 70 years of working with SS between them. They first started with what you described. Strapping wrench and vice and nothing moved. Then the e

Unfortunately, it's really, really stuck. I asked two of my colleagues who are senior techs to help remove the sleeve. These guys work on stainless steel threaded parts all the time and they can't get

I think I'll have to get my friends to help with this. They are a lot more knowledgeable how to do hands on stuff than I do. cytan