Louie: I had the same problem with my AP900 PASILL. The red LED burned out. You can search here, but I just bought a 5 pack from Radio Shack ($3 US) and...
Dear Group, last night I tried using PemPro v2 for the first time, but cannot connect to either my AP900 GP3 or my ST10 CCD camera running the latest version...
Hi Roy, Sorry for taking so long to reply. Thanks, i must admit to does make sence it works the way you described. Happy new year everyone. Jan ... don't need ...
Dear group: Looking for a PASILL4 alignment scope for my AP1200. If you have one that you no longer need please contact me off list. Thanks and happy new...
Thanks Rick K., all, I put my questions out here first to give any others a chance to respond if they already had the answers. Thanks for your comments. Then...
Our group have two new AP1200s (one for 4 days, one for 2 weeks). These mounts are sweet. We wish we had gone to them a long time earlier. One of these mounts...
The limitation in the field for the polar scope is caused by the largest diameter hole that can be made in the Declination shaft. If the hole were made larger,...
... If your 900 mount is not working, please contact Howard at AP, and he can help you sort out the problem by having you run some easy tests on your mount...
Hi, Roland: Welcome home from Hawaii, and thanks for taking the time to respond. I always rotate the mount in Dec to ensure that the bore holes are aligned. I...
... use ... can ... turn ... the ... entire ... mount ... 1"/pixel, ... 1) Backlash of 4 to 8 arc seconds will not be made any smaller by trying to mesh the...
Hi Andrew, The fix has been incorporated into the next firmware version, which will be v.4.20. V.4.20 was put out for beta testing some time ago. We have...
Hi Roland, I'm that "other guy" Drew mentioned, with a new AP1200 and roughly 8.5" of dec backlash. The mount is an amazing piece of machinery, by the way,...
Hi, speaking of a new firmware, could you check if the following is solved in 4.20: eastern longitudes are not handled properly by the keypad. To illustrate:...
In a message dated 1/2/2008 1:46:44 PM Central Standard Time, ... Well, the answer is both long and involved, but here goes: During actual guiding you will not...
I have the same problem with my Eastern longitude of 002 40 E and reported this earlier, there is a difference with the input in the keypad and what the Ascom...
Hi group, Greetings to all!!! This is my first posting in this list. I joined the group because I am planning a mount upgrade and my target is an A-P 1200 GTO...
Thanks Howard - I will do as you propose if I get a mount before V4.20 is out to the public. Andrew ... will ... on ... getting ... it's ... Behalf ... time ...
Antonio, please see my responses below: I have had two AP1200GTO's and have both used the PAS for initial alignment, then drift and just the PAS alone. When I...
Antonio -- I can consistently see both second and third stars (though I have to turn off the illumination for the third, and it's sometimes averted vision even...
In a message dated 1/2/2008 3:59:56 PM Central Standard Time, ... The ASCOM driver may not be interpreting the return from the mount properly. Ray Gralack is...
THKX Roland for your Valued input, especially your Min/Max recomendations...joe :) "May You Go Among The Imperishable Stars" Joe Mize StarFields Observatory...
Kent and Jeff, thanks very much for you answers to my questions!!! I feel much better know, seeing the third star at my site is not so easy with the less...
A major reason I decided to get an AP1200, even though I already had pretty good mount of another make, was the "support" in the broad sense that I saw here...
Yes, thanks indeed. I got my best guiding yet last night with the max. reduced like you suggested. Dang I need a longer F/L scope now as this is too easy :) ...
No, it is definitely not an ASCOM driver issue; this has been checked and tested. It is really particular to firmware version 4.12. It is a discrepancy btw the...
Hi Rolando and group, I am getting ready to receive a 2002 model AP-1200. My question involves the reduction gearboxes. The mount has had pretty much every...
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