If you can't find the battery we can send one to you pronto. However, it is not necesarily the battery. There are many keypads older than yours in the field...
When I select an object, I get a screen describing its location. If I then hit GoTo, the mount starts slewing and the screen blanks out momentarily. It comes...
Review just posted. One error in the review. The ? regarding the difference in screw length was 1/4 inch. The problems with the knobs described in the...
I am running Pierre de Ponthiere's dome control interface and driver to control my dome through POTH. The dome interface works really well. I noticed I was...
I've seen that a few people seem to be upgrading to the new rotating pier adapter. I could use another of the "old" pier adapters for my AP900 mount for use...
The Malco pier adapter looks like a nice piece but it should be mentioned that this design originated by PWT (Particle Wave Technologies)over 3 years ago and I...
Your review is interesting in that it answers several questions I had about the product. I still have a couple. You say that the large plastic knobs might...
I have never seen a PWT pier close up. I know that they have some kind of an indexing setup, I have no way of knowing if my idea is similar to his. *I designed...
Speaking of PWT, Shahin has just release some information on his latest mount design here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pwtech/message/554 and some drawings...
The problem I mentioned about the knobs hitting the mount on the southern end are not a problem in the production models. Mal sent me what he had at the time....
I know nothing about the PWT adapter other than it's available on the Monolith pier. It would be hard for me to comment on it. I was not aware this adapter...
Hi Jeff I just had a check and no, the keypad remains fully illuminated throughout a slew from one object to the next (via a goto command). If the motors do...
Mark, All four USB ports are used on my laptop (FLI PDF focuser, APmount serial to USB adaptor, STL-4020 SBIG camera, and USB mouse). I tried setting TheSky6...
Just for info, my AP1200GTO is nearly 7 years old and running on its first battery. Adrian Catterall Amateur Astronomer Herts UK http://www.acatterall.com ... ...
Thanks, Dave. I ran a few more tests. It does the same 1-second blank if I just hit ">" instead of "GoTo". I also tested a GoTo with a minimal slew (target ...
As far as I know, the PWT fully indexed adapter is made specifically for the PWT Monlith pier. Great review BTW. Always nice to have options available and...
I have a 2003 AP 900 with a D chip and the latest software and my keypad blinks on goto also. I thought this was normal? Mal Speer Malco Precision Products ...
Rick -- Hmmm... are there bugs I'm definitely going to run into in 4.07? I'm new to this AP mount, but all my experience with LX200's screams: don't upgrade...
yes Mal Speer Malco Precision Products www.malcoprecision.com ... From: ap-gto@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ap-gto@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Young Sent:...
I have an observatory mounted AP1200 and have an intermittent problem where the handpad will all on its own reboot. This is a used mount and the previous owner...
I don't recall the problems that 4.07 had if any. It must have had something wrong or some features missing or there wouldn't be 4.08 .. 4.11, 4.12 ;-) ...
Can someone tell me what minimum acceptable polar misalignment reading I should shot for with a permenite observatory setup? My equipment: AP1200 mount ST-128...
The lockdown knobs of the 900 and 1200 mounts have never been plastic. They are machined from aluminum and black anodized. Marj Christen Astro-Physics, Inc ...
Dear Jeff, Version 4.07 is a beta version and has some bugs. It may account for the behavior that you describe. Please upgrade to v4.12 via our website. If you...
Thanks, Marj. I will need a user name and password. Is the serial number located anywhere else other than the RA/Dec mating surfaces? I'd rather not...
In a message dated 4/3/2006 9:21:31 AM Central Daylight Time, ... A loose power connection to the mount servo can cause intermittent resetting of the keypad....
Marj -- And lovely they are, too. It's details like these that make me a proud owner. (How about some machined knobs for the counterweights, though?) As long...
