Dale, thank you very much for taking the time to explain that. I’m using an Astrozap dew heater. If you don’t mind, once I get the specs together on all my equipment, I’d like to communicate with you

Thank you and thank you Roland for the responses. The 100 Ah LiFePO battery looks to be $949 so they certainly don’t come cheap.

I’m planning to construct a battery box with PowerPole connections for powering my equipment at dark sky sites. I’ve read elsewhere where folks recommend that the mount have its own power supply separ

When can we hear the details of the new PA technique for AE mounts? I like the sound of it!

I always have although I don’t suppose it’s actually “necessary.” My highly technical reason is that on Page 28 of AP’s CP4 manual, under “Autoguiding Tips and Notes” it says “Autoguiding works superb

Do you find that short guide exposures work better for absolute encoder mounts?

You might look at the Icron Rangers available on AP’s website if you are wanting to reach your rig via Ethernet cable and then run multiple USB devices. Come to think of it, I wonder whether, if the C

I launched APCC and got the error message again. I uninstalled and reinstalled and now all works as it should. Thanks Ray.

Thanks for checking. I’ll see what I can do.

My apologies. It just did it again. “Cannot set allocations” is the exact error message.

I often get the same message. It says “Failed to set allocations.” I have to reboot my laptop and start over. I assumed it was a Windows problem as APCC still launches. At least for me, the driver tha

Would this suggestion regarding shorter guide exposures apply equally to absolute encoders mounts?

Gotcha.

Thank you again Ray. What is the effect of sending the limits to SGP? Is that if you want to either advance or delay SGP’s flip?

Probably not an auspicious night to try it, but I was going to finally enable SGP’s automated meridian flip. Given that I’m not above screwing this up, I’d like to keep my meridian limits enabled in A

With regard to using simultaneously a PEM curve and the encoders, I am simply relying on what’s included in Section 5.6 of my APCC Help File, which states “The question often arises: ‘Should I have my

Thank you sir.

Should the encoders be turned on or off when recording a new curve in PEMPro for the AP 1100 with the absolute encoders?

I am glad to hear that. I was a little nervous when I heard the pop and the keypad went dark.

Found the fuse. It's a little bitty bugger. I'll try replacing it.