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  • Founded: Jun 13, 1999
  • Language: English
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13116 astonsinfield Send Email Jul 1, 2005
2:15 pm
I just wanted to introduce myself as a new AP1200 owner. My mount arrived at my home in London yesterday afternoon, I managed to leave work an hour early and...
13117 Derrick Farley
lhdome Send Email
Jul 1, 2005
3:53 pm
Welcome to the group, you will love the new mount; there are a small number of AP1200 and 900 owners in the UK, feel free to ask if you have any questions ...
13118 Ronnie Warner
rwarner007 Send Email
Jul 1, 2005
10:08 pm
Welcome, Aston. When you get everything set up, please post a picture. You will never regret this purchase. Ronnie...
13119 George
yahglabelle Send Email
Jul 2, 2005
3:55 am
Ok, so I had an AP mount before... Back about 7 years ago, when I decided to jump all out into astronomy, my friend and astrophotographer extraordinare Chuck...
13120 tachyon_john Send Email Jul 2, 2005
4:32 am
Hi, Tonight I had my 1200GTO CP3 keypad lockup on me while preparing to image M51 with the newly discovered supernova. I've had the mount for about 4 months...
13121 tachyon_john Send Email Jul 2, 2005
4:35 am
As someone who similarly upgraded to a 1200 recently, I can say that you're going to love this thing. I still can't get over the wonderfully low PE my mount...
13122 chris1011@...
uncarollo2 Send Email
Jul 2, 2005
1:56 pm
In a message dated 7/1/2005 11:32:37 PM Central Daylight Time, ... If the keypad should do that again, simply unplug it and re-plug it into the servo. No need...
13123 Randy Nulman
randy_nulman Send Email
Jul 2, 2005
6:10 pm
Dennis, Well done! Colors look great on the new version! Just curious..do you have any blue/green color blindness that may have contributed to your thoughts...
13124 ccoop974@...
ccoop974 Send Email
Jul 2, 2005
9:57 pm
Well, I waited until the weekend to have plenty of uninterrupted time to upgrade my ap900 keypad firmware. Now I see that I need a password to get access to...
13125 Marjorie Christen
marjchristen Send Email
Jul 2, 2005
10:18 pm
I sent it to you privately. Hope your skies improve. Marj Christen Astro-Physics, Inc 11250 Forest Hills Road Machesney Park, IL 61115 Phone: 815-282-1513 Fax:...
13126 ccoop974@...
ccoop974 Send Email
Jul 2, 2005
10:22 pm
In a message dated 7/2/2005 6:19:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, marj@... writes: I sent it to you privately. Hope your skies improve. Marj...
13127 tachyon_john Send Email Jul 3, 2005
3:37 am
Roland, Thanks for the info, I didn't realize it was safe to re-plug the keypad while the mount is powered up. Everything is going smoothly so far tonight....
13128 maroth2 Send Email Jul 3, 2005
6:43 pm
I control my mount sometimes with a laptop, sometimes with just the keypad. The last two nights, using just the keypad, I have been getting the following...
13129 Dennis Persyk
dennis_persyk Send Email
Jul 3, 2005
9:24 pm
Hi Randy, Thanks for the feedback. I don't have any color blindness. I can read off all of the symbols in all of the eye test color perception patterns. Or I...
13130 Richard Dickson
rdickson23692 Send Email
Jul 4, 2005
4:04 am
The object database for my 900GTO has become corrupted. The firmware manual mentions a database loader tool that can be found in the technical support section...
13131 Jan Rek
jsrtnca Send Email
Jul 4, 2005
10:32 am
Aston You will never regret your decision. AP make great products and the service is fantastic. Their user group is also a priceless assett of help and ...
13132 Rick K
observe_m13 Send Email
Jul 4, 2005
4:55 pm
You probably have your start-up method set in the keypad to externally get the date and time. I don't have the manual in front of me but if you look that part...
13133 ccoop974@...
ccoop974 Send Email
Jul 4, 2005
5:13 pm
In a message dated 7/4/2005 12:56:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... What firmware are you running? This sounds like a bug in an older version. Look on the AP...
13134 stardoctor5 Send Email Jul 4, 2005
5:37 pm
Dear group, I am having a pier fabricated with a 3/8" top plate that is being drilled/tapped for the AP900 pier adapter. The fabricator, who has done this for...
13135 Ronnie Warner
rwarner007 Send Email
Jul 4, 2005
8:20 pm
Ruben, Although both pier adapters have the same arrangement, with holes at 60-degree intervals, they are not the same size. The 1200 adapter fits in a 10-inch...
13136 Joseph M Zawodny
jmzawodny Send Email
Jul 4, 2005
8:35 pm
Of course that told you absolutely nothing that you needed to know. Go to the AP web site and click through to the AP900 page and you'll find a link to a PDF...
13137 Tube Tim
limunary Send Email
Jul 4, 2005
9:51 pm
... I was going to provide the links to the AP page, here is the 1200 pier dimensions: http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/12pierad.htm But the...
13138 maroth2 Send Email Jul 4, 2005
10:20 pm
Thank you for your response Steve. I have all the latest firmware downloads. It is some kind of lockout resulting from the use of the laptop for telescope...
13139 maroth2 Send Email Jul 4, 2005
10:30 pm
Get the manual Rick and get back to me with page and paragraph. I hope it won't require re-connecting to a laptop. How is this possible? Can't edit the time...
13140 Ronnie Warner
rwarner007 Send Email
Jul 5, 2005
3:23 am
... Ok, then try these links: http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/900pa.jpg http://www.astro-physics.com/tech_support/mounts/1200pa.jpg I assumed...
13141 Rick K
observe_m13 Send Email
Jul 5, 2005
7:55 am
Exactly how are you starting up the mount from a power off situation? Please describe the exact details of what the keypad is asking and what you are entering....
13142 chris1011@...
uncarollo2 Send Email
Jul 5, 2005
1:39 pm
In a message dated 7/3/2005 1:43:53 PM Central Daylight Time, maroth@... ... 1) the mount will slew properly regardless of time and date entered. How ...
13143 chris1011@...
uncarollo2 Send Email
Jul 5, 2005
1:44 pm
In a message dated 7/4/2005 5:21:14 PM Central Daylight Time, maroth@... ... Can you explain step by step what you are doing, and the the startup sequence...
13144 maroth@...
maroth2 Send Email
Jul 5, 2005
2:17 pm
Roland: Nope, I'm setting up perfectly. Just did it here on the floor. Everything went fine all the way to the main menu. Auto start was set to NO, loc was...
13145 chris1011@...
uncarollo2 Send Email
Jul 5, 2005
2:59 pm
In a message dated 7/5/2005 9:51:36 AM Central Daylight Time, maroth@... ... I assume you have version 4.12, correct? Roland Christen [Non-text portions...
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