For your interest, I do have for sale a sort of "quick release / easy AZ adjustment set" for Mach-1 on wooden tripod: ...
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drsureshmohan@...
swashyasuresh
Mar 1, 2011 4:10 pm
Hi Chuck, so pls send me ur posting adress and will send u a box, dismantling the fridge as per site is easy only wiring is a little funny and any electrical...
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Gilles Grosgurin
leotyman
Mar 1, 2011 4:13 pm
Looks fine.. Please remember we added a NEW JV (45) this month... not sure you amended your reports. We had no sales for it however. ... From:...
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Gilles Grosgurin
leotyman
Mar 1, 2011 4:14 pm
Gilles Grosgurin would like to recall the message, "[ap-gto] Camera cooler is a success"....
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parijat_singh
Mar 1, 2011 8:13 pm
I stumbled upon these cool looking Tri36 tripods for AP mounts. I wanted to know if anybody owns them for AP1200/900GTO and what they think about its stability...
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Jeffrey A. Steinberg
jsteinberg48
Mar 1, 2011 8:17 pm
Didn't Rob work at A-P a while ago? His stuff is first rate. --Jeffrey ... Jeffrey A. Steinberg 914-374-7503 ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Mark Acker
markacker
Mar 1, 2011 10:23 pm
I have one for my Mach1 and absolutely love it. It weighs less than one of the legs of the old Losmandy HD tripod I have prior to it. I hated the Losmandy,...
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parijat_singh
Mar 1, 2011 11:38 pm
Hi Mark, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. The capacity to weight ratio of this tripod is incredible. When I first read it, I thought it was a typo - 15 lb....
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Mark Acker
markacker
Mar 2, 2011 1:11 am
Unfortunately, I can't answer either of those questions. I don't think there is a rotating pier adapter for mine. As for the long refractor, I am not sure...
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parijat_singh
Mar 2, 2011 1:51 am
Sorry, I should have clarified on the refractor. It is FL 1200mm so longer than your Tak. However, I get the picture based on your setup. There might be some...
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Shawn Preston
shawnpreston...
Mar 2, 2011 2:35 am
I'm eagerly anticipating the delivery of my AP1200, and as part of my upgrade from a CGE, want to increase my remote control and automation capabilities. I...
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kgkirkley@...
kgkirkley
Mar 2, 2011 2:37 am
If you read 'the small print' in the Astromart ad, he mentions 4 inch pier extensions which can be stacked. These can be used to raise the mount and OTA to be...
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jacqui_alastair_and_d...
jacqui_alast...
Mar 2, 2011 3:06 am
I have one from the first batch (the blue one you can see in Rob's pics). It's incredibly stable, quick to set up and extremely well engineered, just rock...
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parijat_singh
Mar 2, 2011 3:52 am
Thanks folks for your comments. I am sold on this tripod and am ordering the Tri36M ! I don't know why there isn't more discussion on the web for it. To me...
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raf_1948
Mar 2, 2011 4:59 am
Hey Shawn - you are in for a real treat when you receive your 1200. Regarding using TheSkyXPro and MaxImDL, no worries as they play well together. I have not...
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parijat_singh
Mar 2, 2011 5:22 am
Hi Ron, Do you think the upgrade to Pinpoint full version is worth the price vs. what is already bundled with MaximDL (Pinpoint LE)? Thanks, - Parijat...
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raf_1948
Mar 2, 2011 6:21 am
Hi Parijat - in order to use CCDAutopilot a full version of Pinpoint is required. There may be other third-party software out there which also requires the...
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observe_m13
Mar 2, 2011 7:28 am
I now have two of these, the TRI36L for my small mount with either an AP400QMD or my Mach1GTO and a just received TRI36M set up for either a Mach1GTO via an...
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Barbara G. Harris
astrobabebgh
Mar 2, 2011 11:21 am
Shawn, I use the SkyX Pro and Maxim DL with my 1200 mount. There are no problems using PinPoint light that comes with Maxim to perform plate solves. I ...
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Larry Phillips
llpastro
Mar 2, 2011 2:11 pm
Parijat, try things for awhile with the PinPoint LE. If you occasional get plate solve failures, then move to the full version if there are more than you can...
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observe_m13
Mar 2, 2011 3:42 pm
A correction, in the third paragraph, "The pictures of the TRI36L with an AP900 and AP155 on it" should read "The pictures of the TRI36M"...
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Roy Uyematsu
RoyStarman
Mar 2, 2011 4:55 pm
Shawn, Tpoint will not work with Maxim. But if you are using a SBIG camera, then the camera plug in and SXY X Tpoint plug in will work. You will need SKY X...
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Shawn Preston
shawnpreston...
Mar 2, 2011 5:00 pm
Hi Barbara, thanks for the reply. I think I'm confusing myself (as often happens) between that Pinpoint is (for plate solves), and applications like MaxPoint...
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Barbara Harris
astrobabebgh
Mar 2, 2011 5:33 pm
Yes Shawn. I recal at the beginning of each session and that is usually all I need. Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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MarkK
mkeitel2000
Mar 2, 2011 6:26 pm
Shawn, For what it is worth this is what I have found using TheSkyv6, Pinpoint, T-point, Maxim DL Using an AP 1200 mount This was what happened several years...
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parijat_singh
Mar 2, 2011 7:39 pm
Hi observe_m13, I think I read your feedback on CN on and did not find any other user reviews. Thanks very much for this valuable info. I ordered the Tri36M...
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gjsalyer
Mar 2, 2011 8:26 pm
Ray, I can't find this driver in the files section. Perhaps I'm blind (or perhaps there's a lot of unorganized junk there). Can you point me to it or give me...
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gjsalyer
Mar 2, 2011 8:35 pm
Ray, this is the same problem I'm having. I've downloaded the latest TeleAPI and tried installing it as an administrator several times. No luck. I also have...
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Ray Gralak
raygralak
Mar 2, 2011 9:37 pm
Hi Greg, ... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ap-gto/files/ It's the third item down. It says "_New AP ASCOM Driver". Also there was a direct link posted...
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Ray Gralak
raygralak
Mar 2, 2011 9:39 pm
... I believe Bruce Waddington got it to work in his situation by running all the ASCOM clients (i.e. TheSky6) with administrator privilege. -Ray Gralak ...
