[gary]

Originally Posted by Davekyn

Thanks Jason...doing that now. It's all beginning to make a little more sense. The TPAS sound very practicle and the whole system very versitile to say the least. I was thinking of adding some gear to my dob...ceartainly looks like a very worthy purchase. I take it you can't use a 12"GSO version on a 16"LB if one was to upgrade?

Thanks Jase...have a good one mate.

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the post.

When migrating from the newer 12" GSO to a 16" LB, one can retain the
encoders themselves, typically all of the Az encoder hardware kit and the only thing that
changes is the Alt encoder hardware.

You can find a scanned copy of the LB16 install instructions on our web site here -
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au/purchase.html
You can see in the instructions that the LB16 has a three-pronged bracket that
attaches to the Alt trunnion and a different Alt tangent arm bracket.
These components can be purchased separately and simply email us for
pricing if you need a 'part kit'.

One of the advantages of Argo Navis is that you can migrate from one
scope to another in exactly this fashion. Like premium quality eyepieces,
you can take it from one scope to another when you upgrade.

The sky is pretty much the limit as you can see in this picture of an Argo Navis
installation on a 48" scope -
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com....arbarella1.gif
(Argo Navis mounted on Alt trunnion)

You can well imagine this particular user could pick any telescope computer
that money could buy but that Argo Navis was the solution of choice for
this dedicated observer.

Thanks again for the post.

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place, Mount Kuring-Gai
NSW. 2080. Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au