When I added "12V power plugs" (cigarette lighter female outlets) to my battery boxes, the outlets (from radio shack) came with a fuse. I think they were like...
Have I understood it correctly that PEM have to be turned on every time you power up your mount (assuming you want to use it)? I have a new AP900GTO mount and...
In a message dated 8/1/2006 1:00:17 PM Central Daylight Time, ... NO, once you turn it on, the keypad will automatically set it up every time you power up via...
Looks like my AP1200 is arrriving in a few days (yea!!!) and I am now wondering if the dovetail saddle that I have will fit the AP1200. I have a Robin Cassady...
... The Robin Cassady Saddle that I have has drilling to mate it to either a G-11 or an AP mount. I know this because it has been used on both. I don't know...
Hi Mike I too was looking for a solution to transporting my AP1200 to dark sites, when the answer to my dreams came in the shape of the Peli 0350 cube case for...
Sorry...when demo page opens select WATERSPORT CARRIERS then product demo is 876H2Go SADDLE CARRIER and view demo. :-) Mike Dickson ... the ... into ... later ...
Very nice image! I especially like the extra whisps of nebulosity around the edges of the nebula and 25 (i think) small galaxies in the image. Dave ... Benoit...
Thanks Bill, the bolt hole pattern on the dovetail for the MI-250 does look the same as for the AP1200 pictured on Robin's website. Hopefully the only issue...
This is just too good not to post on our AP newsgroup: http://www.starimager.com/Image%20Gallery%20Pages/Hydrogen%20Alpha%20Images/m8 _m20_ic4685.htm [Non-text...
Mike, I'm taking delivery of my 1200gto mount in December and thinking of taking my 12" LX200GPS off its forks to use on the AP. How easy is it to take off...
Just a quick point... Both the ASCOM driver and PulseGuide have options to enable/disable PEM on startup if they initialize the mount. I'm not sure there are...
In a message dated 8/2/2006 10:52:28 AM Central Daylight Time, ... The keypad will send to the mount the exact state that it is in on startup (i.e. if you have...
Malcolm -- I'm not Mike, but I did defork my 16" LX200GPS and put it on a 1200GTO. It was extremely easy with the 16". Since the 12" fork is all one piece, I...
I use said Losmandy plates (DM12) on a meade 12" SCT (lx200R ota) on an AP1200 with the cassady 12" saddle. The DM12 plates are on the top and bottom of the...
It works from the keypad as well as focusmax and others too. ... micofocuser" on my ... the "focus" menu ... Behalf Of ... LX200GPS ... be ... 1200gto...
Comet 177P is moving at a relative speed of 3.6 arc seconds per minute against the star field in Hercules. This makes it difficult to image as one must take...
While not as good as tube rings, I find that the DM12 plates do work fine for my 12" lx200 classic and piggybacked FSQ106N. The shortest subexposures I take...
Anyone know how many nylon cylinder bearings are on each side of Dec clutch? I am regreasing my DEC axis and few fell on the floor during disassembly. I want...
Hi all, Does anybody have any news on the Mach1GTO? Notification for the first production run was supposed to occur late spring, but I don't recall seeing any...
Well, I received my AP1200 mount on Friday (five well packaged boxes) and I put it together that day indoors (following the manual instructions before setting...
I will ditto those comments. I received my 1200 GTO last Wednesday, got it setup in the observatory and roughly aligned with the Losmandy polar scope that...
We are actually in the final stages of production, but have not notified people on the list yet. There will be a very short wait between the order date and...
Marj, Can you please let us know what improvements have been made to the Mach1GTO? I'm eagerly awaiting the updated information and the new pictures. Thanks....
I can operate the GTO1200 by sending it commands through the serial port. It finds targets correctly, even through a meridian flip, up until a new target has...
In a message dated 8/7/2006 2:48:07 PM Central Daylight Time, ... We beefed up the bottom mounting plates to make the mount more solid. We added a very simple...
I guess this means I really have to get off my lazy a$$ and get my funding together. For some reason everytime AP says next month I keep telling myself to...
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