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I came into possession of an older Bisque mount, a GT-1100s. Had to get a counterweight shaft machined up and a mounting plate made to suit. The controller won't play nicely with TheSkyX, but works OK with TheSky6. Big 11inch gear on the RA axis and it track beautifully with very low PE.
Should the controller fail, I plan to convert it to a SiTECH system. There are some examples on the web that have been converted. I'm not a massive fan of TheSky - I much prefer a direct connection to the mount through an ASCOM driver.
I've learnt a lot by fiddling with this old mount and it cemented my decision to recommend AP mounts for the school observatory I'm involved with. AP gear just works! My other mount is an AP Mach 1.
DT
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