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Hi Tony
I have a Tak EM200 Temma2 and consider it to be very backwards in terms of electronics and software capability compared to my 10 year old Vixen GPDX with the Skysensor 2000.
To implement GoTo on the EM200 Temma2 requires either a computer or a PDA, as there is no native GoTo hand controller as in the SS2K for the GPDX and other systems such as Gemini, Meade and Celestron hand control units. Actually I have read about a Tak GoTo controller but it is very expensive and very few people consider it seriously.
The Tak doco is very poor and finding information on Tak accessories is quite difficult. The Vixen hand controller is very rich in functionality e.g. comet tracking, satellite tracking, multiple user locations, etc whereas the Tak EM200 Temma 2 has none of this, just a hand paddle. The EM200 does not have PEC either, so is this important to you? A lot of the functionality in the Tak EM200 Temma2 is activated by pressing and holding hardware buttons, whereas the Vixen Skysensor 2000 has all this implemented in the software/hand controller. For example:
To make the EM200 operate in the S Hemisphere, you have to press and hold a button S1 when powering on the mount.
If you forget to flip a switch from H to N, the auto guider calibration takes off at slew speeds and not guide speeds.
Mechanically the EM200 is a beautiful mount, but it is woefully behind in terms of electronics and software. I’m not sure if my comments on the EM200 apply to the NJP, EM400, etc.
Cheers
Dennis
PS - Are you saying your mount went as well? I figured it was just the small bits not bolted down???? Don’t answer if it’s too painful or not appropriate in this thread.
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