· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Al Canarelli Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/06/07 Posts: 2611 Loc: Central New Jersey Mini Mount Question...       #3384097 - 10/11/09 05:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   In most of the pictures I've seen of the Mini Mount, Ioptron shows the hand controller up against the mount body, with no apparent means of holding it in place. Would someone who owns one of these units please clue me in... How does the keypad stay there without crashing to the ground? Post Extras:       Figment member Reged: 08/08/08 Posts: 23 Loc: NH Re: Mini Mount Question... [Re: Al Canarelli]       #3384645 - 10/12/09 12:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It's just standing on the edge of the mount. What you don't see is that behind the controller there is a small hook attached to the mount. Normally you hang the hand controller off the hook via a lanyard on the controller. It is a bit deceiving seeing the hand controller up there, isn't it. ...Jason... -------------------- C6-A - iOptron Mini Tower - Explore Scientific 80ED Baader Hyperion Set - Explore Scientific 14mm/100 Post Extras:       Telescopeman54 Vendor - Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC. Reged: 08/17/07 Posts: 1541 Loc: New Hampshire Re: Mini Mount Question... [Re: Figment]       #3385106 - 10/12/09 10:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There is a small button on the mount. On the controllers for the Cube there is a small notch on the back of the controller to allow one to hang the controller on the hook. With the MT you use the lanyard instead. Steve -------------------- Stephen Forbes - President Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC 61 Valhalla Farm Road Hillsboro, NH 03244 Web: http://TrapeziumTelescopes.com Email: Stephen.Forbes@TrapeziumTelescopes.com Phone: 1.603.325.0619 6" f/15 Jaegers refractor on GOTO GEM 5.1" f/8 Burgess on CG-5 w/ iOptron GOTONOVA 102mm f/7 refractor on iOptron Mini Tower 1975 Celestron Orange Tube C8 on Equatorial Mini Tower 1978 RV-6 on iOptron Mini Tower Post Extras:       Al Canarelli Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/06/07 Posts: 2611 Loc: Central New Jersey Re: Mini Mount Question... [Re: Telescopeman54]       #3385487 - 10/12/09 02:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There is a small button on the mount. On the controllers for the Cube there is a small notch on the back of the controller to allow one to hang the controller on the hook. With the MT you use the lanyard instead. Steve ============================================================ Hi Steve, I know all about the lanyard and that's what I've been using. However, that was not my question. My question was, why does Ioptron show pictures of the Mini Mount with the keypad apparently attached to the mount body and not hanging from the mount body? While it may look prettier attached to the mount body, it is certainly misleading to a lot of owners. I personally went through the instructions more than once to see if there was something I had missed. Post Extras:       Telescopeman54 Vendor - Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC. Reged: 08/17/07 Posts: 1541 Loc: New Hampshire Re: Mini Mount Question... [Re: Al Canarelli]       #3386004 - 10/12/09 08:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A theory would be that it was one of the earlier Cube controllers that was used to take the picture. Alternately, the person who set the ad decided that it looked better. I really don't have a good answer for you, just my two guesses. It is a pretty picture isn't it? LOL Steve -------------------- Stephen Forbes - President Trapezium Telescopes & Services, LLC 61 Valhalla Farm Road Hillsboro, NH 03244 Web: http://TrapeziumTelescopes.com Email: Stephen.Forbes@TrapeziumTelescopes.com Phone: 1.603.325.0619 6" f/15 Jaegers refractor on GOTO GEM 5.1" f/8 Burgess on CG-5 w/ iOptron GOTONOVA 102mm f/7 refractor on iOptron Mini Tower 1975 Celestron Orange Tube C8 on Equatorial Mini Tower 1978 RV-6 on iOptron Mini Tower Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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