Michael, I have several of these Radio Shack USB/Serial adapters but had continuous trouble which I eventually traced to their driver which was not WinXP...
I have had nothing but problems if I unpark my AP 1200 with the keypad, control it with The Sky6 / MaxPoint, then park it with the keypad. I haven't figured...
... I don't yet have my AP900, but I have seen many issues on other scopes such that handset use while the SW is running can confuse the SW. Most of the scope...
In a message dated 1/1/2007 1:57:24 PM Central Standard Time, ... The mount has to make a decision as to which side of the meridian line or horizon line you...
Hello Steve, www.backyard-astronomer.com/usb2serial.exe HTH. I always get the warning that it is going to blow up my computer or some similar error but never...
I have a permanently mounted polar-aligned AP1200, received in October 2006, with GTO KEYPAD Version v4.12. If I power up (auto-connect NO) from a random...
In a message dated 1/2/2007 1:26:17 PM Central Standard Time, ... You should not have the keypad set to Autoconnect NO. You are in a permanent situation,...
Hello, If anyone is using CCDAutoPilot with an AP mount I would be interested in hearing the particulars of how you set it up ? Regards Bill -- William R....
Roland, Thanks for the explanation, hopefully now that I understand what is going on, hopefully I can get more predictable behavior. Unfortunately I can't just...
I use the Takahashi 5mm LE with illuminated reticle. Works great. You can see it at <http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=40&pid=1590&m=>. Stellarvue has...
I use Lumicon's 12mm ortho with illuminated reticle. http://www.lumicon.com/item_details.php?iid=LG1090 Even it is a bit short for a 4m+ focal-length...
Hi, Eric. My name is David Baumgartner and I live in Hollister, CA. I have a used AP1200, 2002, coming soon. I just signed up with this group, and wanted to...
I've been considering this one but no one I've talked to knows what the reticle pattern is -- could you describe? ... You can ... t=40&pid=1590&m=>. ... ...
... The Tak LEG 5mm guiding eyepiece has a simple and elegant reticle. It is a very fine lined single cross with a small circle at its center. Each of the four...
Thanks Kent, but how small is the "small" circle? Is it smaller than the double-line reticles that form a box? In other words, do you still have to "float"...
The center circle is about the size of a first magnitude star's twinkling under fair seeing conditions, if you can visualize that. In other words, it will...
... The small circle is considerably smaller than the box in double-lined reticles. How much is hard to quantify, but I'd guess half the size. I polar drift...
In those days of "manually" guiding or when the autoguider fails, I've got my trusty Tak MC Hi OR 3mm. Its a .965mm barrel, but I put on a 1.25" adapter I...
Welcome to the AP GTO group Eric. I believe you will find this group extremely valuable to you in getting your questions answered and discovering some of the...
... I have written programs to control AP, Meade and Celestron scopes using Microsoft Visual Basic 6 and .NET Visual Basic. Let me know if this is the...
Many years ago I had a Vixen GA-3/GA-4 unit. It's very unique in that it is a combination diagonal and reticle projection system so you can use just about any...
In a message dated 1/3/2007 12:01:55 AM Central Standard Time, ... Yes, of course you can park it where it needs to be. It does not have to be parked EXACTLY...
I took delivery of a 900GTO with the GTO1 keypad, recently, made about 2002. I have just been experimenting with it indoors, it is not set-up yet. The thing...
David, 10m is a looong way for a "high-pitched note", sounds more like a loud squeal to me if you can hear it almost 33ft away. Close up it must be deafening....
Older keypads used an electro-luminescent display for performance in cold conditions. The EL display requires a transformer, which can emit a high-pitched...
Mine has the serial number GTO501 on the back. It's an orange display. I think that must be the electroluminescent disply. The sound must be due to this...
Wonder if this has happened to anyone or any suggestions First a little background, Have not used my mount in about a year and a half due to a bad car accident...
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