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Old 08-11-2018, 10:07 AM
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Who just ordered an AP1600GTO...?



Well.....I do love my brilliant ol' NJP but I finally decided I need to move into this century aaaand I always wanted one of these babies, sooooo somehow I got the permission .... Can't wait to see it in the flesh...I am sure it will blow my eyeballs out of their sockets...



I do like to stick with working systems though, new ones always scare me

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Old 08-11-2018, 10:23 AM
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Nice one, Mikey! My last mount purchase was a Star Adventurer
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Old 08-11-2018, 10:26 AM
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Nice one, Mikey! My last mount purchase was a Star Adventurer
A similar $ outlay..?

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Old 08-11-2018, 10:49 AM
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Thats great news you wont regret it they are bullet proof . My next upgrade will be a 1100 or 1600 as I already have bar , counterweights etc that can just swap between Mach1 and the bigger mounts.
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Old 08-11-2018, 10:57 AM
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Thats great news you wont regret it they are bullet proof .
Yeah, they are my expectations too Mark and now I will be operating at 50% of mount load capacity rather then 150%

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Old 08-11-2018, 11:03 AM
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I will be operating at 50% of mount load capacity rather then 150%

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Good excuse to add more equipment now
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Old 08-11-2018, 11:14 AM
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Good excuse to add more equipment now
You must be a mind reader Mark?

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Old 08-11-2018, 11:38 AM
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Do you plan on mounting an array of FSQs on the top?
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Old 08-11-2018, 12:15 PM
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Beast of the mount. Thing of beauty. I'd like to have an AP mount one day as well to mount the C11 permanently when I have an obs. They're so well designed and engineered.
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Old 08-11-2018, 12:57 PM
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Do you plan on mounting an array of FSQs on the top?
He he that would be nice..but no, just leaves the gate open for another bit of grovelling in the future

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Beast of the mount. Thing of beauty. I'd like to have an AP mount one day as well to mount the C11 permanently when I have an obs. They're so well designed and engineered.
Yeah, the PMEII scares me ..I am more comfortable with the look and mechanics of the AP and I went without the absolute encoder option, figured that with better than +/- 2.5" raw periodic error anyway and much lower after PEC and not needing arc sec pointing etc for what I do, it seemed like many $1000's worth of overkill..?

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He he that would be nice..but no, just leaves the gate open for another bit of grovelling in the future



Yeah, the PMEII scares me ..I am more comfortable with the look and mechanics of the AP and I went without the absolute encoder option, figured that with better than +/- 2.5" raw periodic error anyway and much lower after PEC and not needing arc sec pointing etc for what I do, it seemed like many $1000's worth of overkill..?

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Its simpler to use than the PM mount and not fussed with being out of balance or anything like that. Encoders are good if imaging remote but all I ever do is just slew , plate solve and sync it will then be spot on the rest of the night. PE is a non issue as well with pec you will be around +- 1
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Fantastic news and congratulations Mike! Really happy for you. Our small and friendly community will now eagerly anticipate unboxing photos and reading your report. Happy days!
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Old 08-11-2018, 09:19 PM
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Fantastic news and congratulations Mike! Really happy for you. Our small and friendly community will now eagerly anticipate unboxing photos and reading your report. Happy days!
Yeah...complete with obligatory glass of cold beer prop

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Good on you Mike.
You deserve to use something so wonderful.
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Old 10-11-2018, 10:51 AM
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Awesome, Mike!
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Well.....I do love my brilliant ol' NJP but I finally decided I need to move into this century aaaand I always wanted one of these babies, sooooo somehow I got the permission .... Can't wait to see it in the flesh...I am sure it will blow my eyeballs out of their sockets...



I do like to stick with working systems though, new ones always scare me

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Congrats mike! I love mine - any Absolute Encoders planned?
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Old 10-11-2018, 02:25 PM
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there's an ap 1600 in the classifieds mike?
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Old 10-11-2018, 04:40 PM
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Congrats mike! I love mine - any Absolute Encoders planned?
No Logan, they really make the mount too expensive....

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there's an ap 1600 in the classifieds mike?
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Just too expensive Pat, that mount has the absolute encoders, the cost was already a wife worrying amount

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Old 10-11-2018, 04:45 PM
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No Logan, they really make the mount too expensive....

Just too expensive Pat, that mount has the absolute encoders, the cost was already a wife worrying amount

Mike
True that. I will get them, one day...
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Old 10-11-2018, 04:49 PM
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True that. I will get them, one day...
I figured these mounts and its predecessors, have given faithful and very accurate service without AE's for a long time, so why did I need them and at the significant extra cost?
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