Just got my notification that my mount is due at OPT by the end of the week, that's today by my reckoning. Anyway after the UPS debacle I'm getting mine shipped by Allstates, I have to pick up at the airport though.
Just got my notification that my mount is due at OPT by the end of the week, that's today by my reckoning. Anyway after the UPS debacle I'm getting mine shipped by Allstates, I have to pick up at the airport though.
Can you post how much the shipping is with Allstates?
I haven't heard of them before. You have confidence in them?
Greg.
Hi Greg,
Craig from OPT organised them, $594.76 vs $798.69 for UPS.
I've done things like this before and picking up from the airport is the way to go, things always seem to get lost once they arrive in this country. Just ask Peter. If all they have to do is get it through customs, then everything seems to happen quickly.
New scope needed for that PMX now Peter. That old orange tube is gonna have all sorts of dramas. Just the mirror flop alone will make pointing a nightmare. Perhaps a nice refractor or fixed mirror assembly of some sort. Compared to the Titann the PMX will be like driving a Ferrari. The first time you get it to 10 arc seconds, you will be sold forever.
New scope needed for that PMX now Peter. That old orange tube is gonna have all sorts of dramas. Just the mirror flop alone will make pointing a nightmare. Perhaps a nice refractor or fixed mirror assembly of some sort. Compared to the Titann the PMX will be like driving a Ferrari. The first time you get it to 10 arc seconds, you will be sold forever.
You're right about that - the accuracy of the pointing model is the reason why I bought this mount so why compromise it with mirror flop?
Fortunately, a new scope is not required. I just had to clear a bit of space to access the back of the shed where I had a nice 10" F3.8 astrograph sitting for a year doing nothing. A quick clean and re-collimation and it's installed and ready to go.
Just checked the Tracking again and it now says the mount is back in Botany - where it first arrived on the 17th and the diversion to Melbourne has been deleted from the histpry of movements. So 4 days later, it's still in Sydney but now the tracking detail says "The number of pieces does not match the invoice, waybill, or tracking label " and delivery is not now expected before the 29th. So just what is there is anyone's guess.
It took only 2 days from pickup at OPT in California to arrive in Sydney and yet it has now taken 4 days to move nowhere and at best will take another 8 days to get from Sydney to Brisbane.
You have to wonder what kind of system these people are using. It sure isn't working.
Peter
I think their print-out of the progress is up the creek as I am also getting the 'number of pieces doesn't match' message. I'll just have to patient until the promised delivery date of this Thursday.
I think their print-out of the progress is up the creek as I am also getting the 'number of pieces doesn't match' message. I'll just have to patient until the promised delivery date of this Thursday.
Charles
As it turned out, the "number doesn't match" notation was right - the 2 boxes became separated and in the process of sorting it out, someone accessed the paperwork stuffed inside that little adhesive envelope thing on the boxes - presumably to look at the packing list or some-such. And in that process also removed the paperwork from Bisque with the various serial numbers on it. The result was I had to ask Daniel Bisque to go into their computer and find out what there are and to register them for me on their internal system so I could access them. It was a real PITA.
Peter
Hi Greg.
I haven't decided. For the time being, while I get the tracking models and alignment sorted, and get more familiar with using TheSky, I'll just use my QHY8.
I have a full set of Astrodon LRGB and NB filters but they're only 1.25" so I'm probably limited to using something like and 8300-sized sensor to avoid vignetting. Probably an ATIK383 or a sexy new QSI with integrated FilterWHeel. I'll be looking for ideas.
U must be relieved !
Compared to the Titann the PMX will be like driving a Ferrari.
