Thanks Roland, I like the solution of setting Autoconnect=YES. The mount is now in a real observatory on a pier, so there is no need to leave it at NO like I used to. Then I can transparently run it w

I am able to control my Mach1GTO with CP4 by serial port, USB, or Ethernet if it has been started up/initialized by the keypad (Autoconnect=NO). I use TheSkyX on a Mac But if I try to do the startup b

Beautiful! Looks like there is some graffiti painted on it. I’ll add that to my list for next year. How do you like that Riccardi-Honders? Rare beasts, but I think they are great. I have a RH-200 made

I notice something similar when running SkySafari on my Mac. I connects just fine, then after a while it disconnects. So far I’ve seen it with a direct USB connection and with wifi. Usually it doesn’t

I find that a very sensitive measure of balance can be obtained by measuring the current consumed by the mount when moving east vs west or north vs south. I run it at 64x. If you have the CP4 you can

I confirmed yesterday that USB also works from Sky Safari 5 Pro to my CP4. Rick

I should have said “from MacOS”. I worked on PCs professionally for a very long time, and I would not have a relaxing evening under the stars with any windows-related product. No flames, that is just

Is there any way to do it from a Mac?

A question for George and the others: When I receive my CP4 for my recently-purchased Mach1GTO, will I need to program the PEM or will you be able to factory-load it from the data you got when you bui

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Does the keypad battery last longer if the keypad is always plugged into a source of 12 volts? Rick

Thanks Stan, Scott, and Kent. I'll be driving, so weight isn't an issue. But maybe 3/4" is overkill. I'll try the plastic tubs. Scott, those cases are beautiful! Thanks, Rick

I plan to take my AP1200 on a trip (to Casitas de Gila, has anyone been there?) and I'd like to build some boxes for the dec and RA axes in order to protect them. Actually in order to be able to put o

Roland, Thanks for the help. That worked great. Rick

Roland, My mistake, it is the right ascension motor that has the loose connector. I removed four screws near it, but it seems more complicated. It doesn't slide out, it is hung up on something. Which

My AP-1200 has a black box containing the declination motor. The connector that I connect the declination cable to has come loose and can rotate. To fix it, is it just a matter of removing the four sc

William, Maybe the nut that belongs on the DB9 connector is rattling around somewhere and shorting out the north/south control. Rick [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks, Joe and danke, Konstantin, The circular cutout on the bottom of the DOVELM16 would probably prevent me from moving the holes. It looks like the DOVELM162 solves the problem, though as of now I

John, If you wanted to leave the mount out for a few nights at a time, you could look into a TeleGizmos cover. I have one of the 365 series covers. I could leave the mount out all year under the cover

Should be OK. I use my 1200 on a LeSeur AstroPier, which is 8" for most of its length, expanding to 10" just at the top. It is bolted down, and does ok with a C14 on it. Yours won't be bolted down, bu