Hi Mike, I showed up back at work. Are you available if I call your phone number that we have on file? Otherwise, send an appropriate phone number to howard...
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uncarollo2
Jun 2, 2012 3:10 am
We can Next Day Air you a loaner CP3 controller if you get in contact with me or Howard tomorrow. Rolando...
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Howard
howard4ap
Jun 2, 2012 3:13 am
Mike, Go ahead and get back with us ASAP. Please Cc your e-mail to marj at astro-physics dot com as well. She will contact me in the morning if I need to...
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dvjbaja
Jun 2, 2012 4:30 am
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/6039/anothermoon.png I started astrophotography 40 years ago with a Pentax SLR and Tasco 60mm refractor with Tri-X pan. 40...
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Mike
mikertx
Jun 2, 2012 5:01 am
Ray, Yes, same cable I have been using to control the mount for months. Thanks, Mike...
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Mike
mikertx
Jun 2, 2012 5:04 am
Unfortunately I'm pretty sure that the controller is toast and that this is going to be the only option. I missed Howard this evening but I'll respond to his...
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Olivier Desormiere
olivdeso
Jun 2, 2012 2:25 pm
Hi Mike, (I am new on this forum and own an AP900 also, but a CP3) I would suggest basic checking that solves 90% of electronic failures: 1. verify the power...
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chris1011@...
uncarollo2
Jun 2, 2012 7:11 pm
In a message dated 6/1/2012 11:30:03 PM Central Daylight Time, ... I really like how sharp it is. Your processing also shows really good detail everywhere. ...
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Michael Dolenga
giroditalia
Jun 2, 2012 9:42 pm
Would anything less than the original boxes (which I still have) suffice? I'm running out of room in the car (driving to Vegas area to watch transit, being...
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Kent Kirkley
kgkirkley
Jun 3, 2012 12:05 am
Md: AP mounts are 'built like tanks'...a little car vibration will have no effect on them. Yes, you can even wrap it in a moving blanket and it will be fine. I...
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Michael Dolenga
giroditalia
Jun 3, 2012 1:04 am
Thanks Kent. Now there's room to take the Mrs. along as well. :) md ________________________________ From: Kent Kirkley <kgkirkley@...> To:...
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bakersfieldbiker
bakersfieldb...
Jun 3, 2012 2:20 am
One thing, make sure the motors are not against the vibrating floor, have them isolated with foam or blanket. You do not want to change the worm adjustments. ...
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davidcortner
Jun 3, 2012 2:41 am
So every day for a week, I've been taking video of Venus getting thinner and thinner. Everything has worked like a charm. Today, the keypad to my Mach1GTO...
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davidcortner
Jun 3, 2012 2:45 am
Sorry. 4.17 of course. Just checked again to be sure I had the description right. This time it won't take ANY location. Just freezes on the "Location"; entry. ...
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CurtisC
die_nullte
Jun 3, 2012 3:28 am
If it were mine, I'd replace the battery before considering anything else....
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davidcortner
Jun 3, 2012 4:10 am
Thanks Curtis. I just now found the thread from Steve Reilly with comments on cleaning contacts etc from Howard, Roland, and Philip Perkins (Aug 11, 2011) and...
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Bill
bdrelling
Jun 3, 2012 2:21 pm
Use the original boxxes or some other form of packing--like the tubs Kent mentioned. I always carried my AP900 in the original boxes, but lately started to...
36842
JAS
guzzialfa
Jun 3, 2012 4:58 pm
Where in the Vegas area are you going? Just flew into Vegas from Connecticut yesterday to be here for transit viewing. Currently, in Boulder City. A couple...
36843
davidcortner
Jun 3, 2012 5:09 pm
Well... I tried cleaning the external connections with DeoxIT and still have the same behavior from the keypad. I also realized it's still under warranty, so...
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Michael Dolenga
giroditalia
Jun 3, 2012 5:34 pm
Not sure yet - I heard about this abandoned airstrip which has a good view of the west horizon - it's call Amargosa airfield (I think it also goes by the name...
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Philip Perkins
pgp566
Jun 3, 2012 7:16 pm
Michael, There are no issues. I have been taking my AP900 GTO on 1600 mile return trips 3-4 times per year for the past 14 years. I separate the mount into...
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Alan
adpryor1953
Jun 3, 2012 8:04 pm
Lately I have been using the meridian delay feature. I am using a Mach1GTO as a portable mount. I then have a problem on my next session. Before using the...
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dannysperry
Jun 3, 2012 10:56 pm
I think the key things are: Don't let other metal or hard surfaces rub against it (over the course of a long road trip, the paint could get scratched and...
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Philip Perkins
pgp566
Jun 3, 2012 11:13 pm
Alan, All the Meridian Delay issues I've heard about are when using a computer to control the mount. I use only the keypad and have had no issues in 14 years...
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Alan Pryor
adpryor1953
Jun 3, 2012 11:43 pm
You are correct. I use the keypad to do the polar alignment. Then I swap to the computer using The Sky and Maxim DL to go to my target and center it. At...
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Mark Acker
markacker
Jun 3, 2012 11:56 pm
Maybe the going back and forth be contributing to the issue? Â A couple of months back Howard said this in a related message about meridian delays. ...
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JAS
guzzialfa
Jun 4, 2012 12:53 am
We were contemplating Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City. It has some shelter and rest room facilities. An abandoned air field might be all sun all day...
36852
davidcortner
Jun 4, 2012 3:16 am
I sometimes make use of the auto-park feature -- when the power to the mount is cut, it remembers where it's aimed and parks there -- which behaves as you...
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Joe Zeglinski
astrojaz
Jun 4, 2012 2:10 pm
I wonder if the “Park with Meridian Delay” is a minor bug, an oversight. Shouldn’t the firmware, on getting a Park command, ignore the meridian delay...
36854
davidcortner
Jun 4, 2012 2:52 pm
Just to be clear (if that's possible when talking about meridian delay, LST, etc), I was offering a possible explanation for Alan's problem. If you're using...
