AP1200 CP3 V2 Installed and Ready to go! (Dale Penkala)

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AP1200 CP3 V2 Installed and Ready to go!

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

AP1200 CP3 V2 Installed and Ready to go!

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

Well with all the clouds around for so long it gave me the time to get my “new to me” AP1200 mount installed in my observatory last night! When I bought the mount it only had to L chip in it so I decided to upgrade to the V2 chip. I installed the new firmware and loaded the updated catalogues in the database, changed the battery in the keypad and cleaned and regressed worm wheel and gear in both axis’ as well as the spur gears in the motor box’s. I also had to cut the pier down by 12” in order for the roof to open, LOL. I adjusted the backlash as well in both axis’ and she purses like a kitten!

I had a very short window to polar align the mount and do some test GoTo’s and things look very promising. Can’t wait till the next clear night so I can take and calibrate the mount with PHD2 and start some testing with the PEM training with this mount. I want to try the PEM training in the keypad 1st before purchasing PemPro.

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Title: New Chip

Description: Replaced the old L chip and upgraded to the latest V2 chip for the CP3 box and installed the newest version 4.19.3 firmware to my keypad.

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Description: Got my 12” f5 Swayze mounted up and now waiting for clear skies and my OAG to give this instrument a try. Can’t wait to see how this one works! I just hope I can get round stars!

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Description: Another view of the scope mounted. In this view you can easily see the reinforcement plate on the outside of the scope around the focuser. There is another one directly below it inside the OTA.

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