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AP portable pier for 1100GTO
Good suggestion Kent about adding leveling screws to the end s of the A-P pier legs. I may give that a try. Mike
Good suggestion Kent about adding leveling screws to the end s of the A-P pier legs. I may give that a try. Mike
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M Hambrick
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AP portable pier for 1100GTO
Hi Patrick I use an 8-inch portable pier with my 1100 mount. I am very happy with it, but please take a look at my comments on the thread about paying attention to the declination top plate locking kn
Hi Patrick I use an 8-inch portable pier with my 1100 mount. I am very happy with it, but please take a look at my comments on the thread about paying attention to the declination top plate locking kn
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M Hambrick
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Clutch Knobs vs. the Gearbox Release Levers
To Jeffrey's comment about loading his scopes with the mount in Park 3, I used to do the same thing until I read a suggestion to load them with the mount in Park 2. This made a tremendous difference,
To Jeffrey's comment about loading his scopes with the mount in Park 3, I used to do the same thing until I read a suggestion to load them with the mount in Park 2. This made a tremendous difference,
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M Hambrick
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Pay Attention to Those Declination Top Plate Locking Knobs
Thanks for the photos Jeff C. In my younger days I used to carry my assembled 800 mount and 8-inch portable pier all at once, but no more. Everyone is talking about climate change, but what we should
Thanks for the photos Jeff C. In my younger days I used to carry my assembled 800 mount and 8-inch portable pier all at once, but no more. Everyone is talking about climate change, but what we should
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M Hambrick
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Pay Attention to Those Declination Top Plate Locking Knobs
Hi Joe Great suggestions about using tape to mark out setting circles. I may give that a try. I used pencil to make the marks because I wanted to be able to remove them if necessary. The pencil smudge
Hi Joe Great suggestions about using tape to mark out setting circles. I may give that a try. I used pencil to make the marks because I wanted to be able to remove them if necessary. The pencil smudge
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Pay Attention to Those Declination Top Plate Locking Knobs
George & Shailesh Good point about the holding screws. For some reason I seem to recall reading in the mount assembly instructions that they did not need to be installed if the user was planning to re
George & Shailesh Good point about the holding screws. For some reason I seem to recall reading in the mount assembly instructions that they did not need to be installed if the user was planning to re
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Pay Attention to Those Declination Top Plate Locking Knobs
Here's a little lesson learned tidbit that I just discovered on my 1100 mount: I have been noticing lately when setting up the mount with my 180 EDT that there is some play in the dec. axis. I thought
Here's a little lesson learned tidbit that I just discovered on my 1100 mount: I have been noticing lately when setting up the mount with my 180 EDT that there is some play in the dec. axis. I thought
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So, I hear that the 1100 notifications have began, along with a 21% price increase...
To Robert's earlier comment about inflation - You ain't seen nothin' yet. We will be seeing $4.50/gallon gas before you know it. In any case, I am very happy with my 1100 GTO mount. No regrets whatsoe
To Robert's earlier comment about inflation - You ain't seen nothin' yet. We will be seeing $4.50/gallon gas before you know it. In any case, I am very happy with my 1100 GTO mount. No regrets whatsoe
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M Hambrick
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How Good Can Guiding be With Non-AE Mount
Thanks Roland Is there a recommended time limit for how long a PE curve can be used before it should be updated ? I am still using the original PE curve that was programmed into the mount when I bough
Thanks Roland Is there a recommended time limit for how long a PE curve can be used before it should be updated ? I am still using the original PE curve that was programmed into the mount when I bough
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M Hambrick
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RAPAS for use in the South
Hi Bob I don't live in the southern hemisphere, but the RAPAS reticle is set up for both northern (Polaris) and southern (Sigma-Octans) hemisphere use. I don't know how bright Sigma Octans is, but you
Hi Bob I don't live in the southern hemisphere, but the RAPAS reticle is set up for both northern (Polaris) and southern (Sigma-Octans) hemisphere use. I don't know how bright Sigma Octans is, but you
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How Good Can Guiding be With Non-AE Mount
Hi Mike Thanks for the comments. Yes, I use MaxIm DL Pro for imaging and guiding. I always use a separate guide scope piggybacked on top of the main imaging scope (in spite of Roland's recommendations
Hi Mike Thanks for the comments. Yes, I use MaxIm DL Pro for imaging and guiding. I always use a separate guide scope piggybacked on top of the main imaging scope (in spite of Roland's recommendations
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M Hambrick
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How Good Can Guiding be With Non-AE Mount
I have a 1100 GTO mount without absolute encoders, and I have been wondering how good I can expect the guiding to be. The guiding graph below is pretty typical of what I get. Is this pretty typical, o
I have a 1100 GTO mount without absolute encoders, and I have been wondering how good I can expect the guiding to be. The guiding graph below is pretty typical of what I get. Is this pretty typical, o
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M Hambrick
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RAPAS Polar Alignment App No Longer Available in Apple App Store
Thanks Jeff I bought the Polar Scope Align Pro Watch app for my iPhone yesterday and I kept my old A-P Polar Align app as well. The Polar Scope Align app warns that the position of Polaris may not exa
Thanks Jeff I bought the Polar Scope Align Pro Watch app for my iPhone yesterday and I kept my old A-P Polar Align app as well. The Polar Scope Align app warns that the position of Polaris may not exa
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M Hambrick
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RAPAS Polar Alignment App No Longer Available in Apple App Store
I have been running the A-P Polar Align version 1.1.62 since I first got my mount and RAPAS in 2018. Will it continue to work as long as I have this phone, or will there be some point in time at which
I have been running the A-P Polar Align version 1.1.62 since I first got my mount and RAPAS in 2018. Will it continue to work as long as I have this phone, or will there be some point in time at which
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M Hambrick
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safe way to load the OTA on the MACH2
I used to mount my 180 EDT (OTA weight 35 pounds) with the mount in Park 3 until I read Roland's suggestion to do this from Park 2. The Park 2 option is WAY better ! If you have a bad back like me you
I used to mount my 180 EDT (OTA weight 35 pounds) with the mount in Park 3 until I read Roland's suggestion to do this from Park 2. The Park 2 option is WAY better ! If you have a bad back like me you
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Changing polar alignment...Ground shifting?
Do you live in an area where the water table is close to the surface, or where the bedrock is far below (e.g. Texas Gulf coast) ?
Do you live in an area where the water table is close to the surface, or where the bedrock is far below (e.g. Texas Gulf coast) ?
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Need width and thread size of threaded top end if 1.875” counterweight shafts
Hi Mark That will be a very expensive tap since it is not a standard size. I hope you are not asking because the counterweight shaft threads in the Dec axis cap are stripped. If that is the case you w
Hi Mark That will be a very expensive tap since it is not a standard size. I hope you are not asking because the counterweight shaft threads in the Dec axis cap are stripped. If that is the case you w
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Need width and thread size of threaded top end if 1.875” counterweight shafts
Hi Mark I measure the OD of the threads at 1.083" with a thread pitch of 14 tpi. This is definitely not an ANSI standard thread. Maybe Roland, Howard, or George can comment on the reason this size was
Hi Mark I measure the OD of the threads at 1.083" with a thread pitch of 14 tpi. This is definitely not an ANSI standard thread. Maybe Roland, Howard, or George can comment on the reason this size was
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Version P02-08 now available for GTOCP4 and GTOCP5 control boxes
I want to make sure I understand Marj's comment above. Are you saying that for those of us with older keypads and software versions (mine is S/N 4298 GTO with software version 4.19.2), we should wait
I want to make sure I understand Marj's comment above. Are you saying that for those of us with older keypads and software versions (mine is S/N 4298 GTO with software version 4.19.2), we should wait
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M Hambrick
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Using other side of right ascension drive gear
Correction - I bought the mount in 2018, not 2010.
Correction - I bought the mount in 2018, not 2010.
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