I suspect, but don't dare care to prove it, that even hitting the Dec shaft with a car wouldn't break any teeth off the gear unless you had adjusted the clutch with Superman arms. Tom

Now there's a "spanking" nice photo ;-) Tom

Everything is a tradeoff. For multiple night "Boony-stay", use a solar panel to top off the batteries during the day. Then all you would need would be a 35AH or so of battery. Tom HATES lifting batter

Maybe your post prompted the Elbrus Moderator to approve my membership today, or maybe it was just a coincidence...but.... I downloaded “Elbrus”software from Sequence Generator Pro website. Just follo

Are you tracking while the Moon is at Apogee or Perigee? ;-) One good reason to leave the hand pad connected is so you can make a slight correction during extended Luna Observations. Tom Tucson, AZ

Beautiful image. Amazing Tom Tucson, AZ

More of a follow up to Ray's reply. Mosey over to the ASCOM group, find "Remove_ASCOM" in the files section, download and run the program. Then do a fresh install of SP3. Been there too. Tom ---In ap-

AP does sell a side-by-side Bar,   This new Yahoo interface ...  cab I use the descriptive word "BITES" ?   Tom

Working for me using IE10. Tom

Go back into AP Tech and download the "Keypad" manual (scroll down under "Technical"). That will provide you with the symptoms of a low battery as well as instructions for replacement. Also, you might

Nice Triple Bar ;-) Thanks again for the Luntanado Adapter. Tom

TEC140 with the Hershel Wedge, TEC250/12 with Baader Film, Lunt 100 with Coronado 90 double stacked "Luntanado". Mount is an AP1200 in an Observatory. Tom Tucson, AZ

A bit bigger than what you have planned, but I just finished a triple mount. There's a refractor on one side with the Baader Hershel Wedge, a Lunt on the other side that is almost the same weight, the

Gotta admit, subject titles like that make me suspicious, but...why does my wallet feel warmer now? Absolutely gorgeous. Tom

"less painless" wasn't a feature? Tom

Just one quick question: Have you tried computer->Serial adapter->mount? Essentially fault diagnose the communication by using only the minimum of components. Tom

I would love this capability. Tom Sings with the Stars

Just a comment that with the AP 24 inch Ribbed Plate, I have a Losmandy 24 inch D Dovetail Plate (C-14) on top of the rings that came with my TEC MC25-/12. Thus any balance issues could be solved by s

And how long did it take the swelling on your noggin to go away after Marj "nixed the idea"? ;-) Tom

I didn't want to piggyback onto the "Yellow Peril" thread... I'm reminded of the adage "If it ain't broke..." so trying to find out if this chip would be of value to a Visual user with an AP1200, buil