I had 2 160amp batteries hooked to a powr box that ran the ST-10 XME, a robo focus, and the 1200 mount. After about 8 hours, the power in the box from both...
1200GTO German Equatorial Mounts Today, we opened the production run for 1200GTO mounts to everyone. We have contacted all of the people on our notification...
hi everyone, I am a bit new to the goto mount functions (being a starhopper for the last 12 years) and recently purchased a 1200 ap mount. I am trying to just...
In a message dated 8/1/2007 4:29:47 PM Central Daylight Time, ... The mount takes about 500 miliamps average for tracking and normal slewing. So for 8 hours it...
In a message dated 8/1/2007 4:46:29 PM Central Daylight Time, ... The 2 star procedure is one of many polar alignment tools that you can use. It is by no means...
thanks for your help rolando, much appreciated. matt ... can use. ... methods of polar ... drift ... star alignment ... simple 1 star ... your mount ...
Finally got around to using the Mach1, after having received it a month or so ago. Simply said, it is wonderful. The PE is +/- 2.5, and corrects very well...
Dean -- I think you'll find it's essentially all the camera. A pair of 160 AHr batteries should run a 1200 for the better part of a month. -- Jeff. ...
Jeff, not necessarily so! Are the batteries Deep Cycle marine style/dry cell or are they car batteries? Folks tend to take a battery for a Battery and nothing...
Ron, these are Deep Cycle marine trolling Everstart 105/160 The strange thing was with my old mount using which took 1.5 amps to run, I could run the camera,...
I have a May 2003 model and when I slew in any of the 4 directions the mount will continue slewing unless I have to press stop. This does not happen all the...
... Dean: Don't know for sure, but it is probably just the keypad. While this list (ap-ug) gets some mount traffic, you should probalby post mount questions to...
I've got an AP160 and am looking at telecompressors. I currently have a modified Canon 350XT but eventually I'll be getting a large chip CCD (a few years...
I would have never guessed there was a group for just one product line. I will post it there. ... directions the ... does ... it in ... sure ... and was ... ...
Dean, I had what appears to be the same problem with 2005 model. It turned out to be a defect in the control box; not the keypad. I sent the control box...
Dean, Seems like to need to hook up a good old-fashioned ammeter to debug the setup and see if you can't narrow down the source of the power hog. Eric ... to ...
Roland -- There's been a *lot* of talk recently on the Tak lists about coma correction in the Mewlons. It seems Tak has had pretty good success selling these...
Long since my last post. Lousy weather since late April here, so I had the opportunity shooting again this week end. IC 5070 in Cygnus, part of Pelican Nebula:...
I got out with my portable (no observatory, no dome, no automation) on Saturday night with the 152EDF Starfire with 4" FF and ProLine11002 and bagged this...
Hi all, I'm very happy to have been notified for the Mach1 mount! I'm now browsing through accessories and have one question for the group: What mounting plate...
Hello Ben, A bit more spacing will not be a problem with the 27TVPH. It will simply increase the amount of compression a bit. Remember though, that as you...
I would suggest a saddle plate from Astro-physics or Robin Casady and a dovetail plate and rings from Losmandy for the Meade OTA's. Brian ... want ... be ... ...
I have read very good reports about the .67 reducer and wondered if someone more knowledgeable than I could comment on its suitability for the above setup? The...
Thank you Howard, the 27TVPH has been working well with my old (no filter wheel) CCD using a 'by the book' set of spacers, but optics are a black art to me and...
Dear group, One globular cluster which is quite overlooked is M71 in Sagitta. Although at one time there existed some dispute amongst the astronomy community...
Alan, A very quick estimate by RegiStar indicates at least 20,000 stars! I slightly clipped the histograms on purpose (!) so as to get the background to show...
In a message dated 8/3/2007 9:10:45 AM Central Daylight Time, ... The keypad is probably not "sticking". The keys in the keypad are not normal switches and...
