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[rgsalinger]

I  bought one of these a few months ago and am just now getting to know it better. When I turn the mount on it immediately calibrates itself. Since it's daylight I can't tell how precise it is but everything seems to be OK with that.

 

What's very odd is that it immediately wants to align to the sun. This is obviously a bad idea. It would disastrous during the day and pointless at night. Is there any way to alter this start up behavior. What I did was to kill the alignment and then go in and do a new alignment using the planets (just a rough test) as I know where they are right now. Is this OK? 

 

If anyone has any good tricks for leveling this mount, please let me know. Today on level ground it took maybe 5 minutes but having tested it in a few different locations, I find that it can take me a while as I don't have an optimal workflow or a good trick. Any help appreciated. 

 

Rgrds-Ross

[steveincolo]

Leveling the mount takes me less than a minute now, thanks to Graham’s (username biz) procedure.  
 

IIRC, you can use the hand controller to pick a different alignment target.  

[rgsalinger]

Thanks. I printed out the instructions and will use them at the next star party that I attend. Just to be clear, cancelling the Sun alignment doesn't hurt anything, I just need to align to 3 stars instead. 

 

Rgds-Ross

[aneeg]

At daytime, skip the Sun and go for Venus, or the Moon. Or put on a solar film and be safe.

I have completely dropped the alignment routine. I choose a bright object at night, sleive to that, sync that object and the select zero position. Then the alignment is ok.

 

Arne

[rgsalinger]

Makes sense, it worried me that the mount thought that alignment using the sun was a good idea. Seemed daft to me. 

Rgrds-Ross

[dustyc]

Strange.

My AZ Pro had a software lock that would prevent slewing to the Sun. Any daytime sessions the mount would pick the Moon or a planet if they were up. If none were available then a bright star. Maybe check to see if the lock is disabled? 

[akdwivedi]

I  bought one of these a few months ago and am just now getting to know it better. When I turn the mount on it immediately calibrates itself. Since it's daylight I can't tell how precise it is but everything seems to be OK with that.

 

What's very odd is that it immediately wants to align to the sun. This is obviously a bad idea. It would disastrous during the day and pointless at night. Is there any way to alter this start up behavior. What I did was to kill the alignment and then go in and do a new alignment using the planets (just a rough test) as I know where they are right now. Is this OK? 

 

If anyone has any good tricks for leveling this mount, please let me know. Today on level ground it took maybe 5 minutes but having tested it in a few different locations, I find that it can take me a while as I don't have an optimal workflow or a good trick. Any help appreciated. 

 

Rgrds-Ross

Hi Ross.. I dont see the 2 inch tripod option with AZmp.. they offer the literoc 1.75inch or trie pier options.. they do sell a 2 inch tripod but that doesnt show if it supports az mount pro. I think they did used to sell the older MT 2/Pro with a 2 inch tripod.

[biz]

Hi Ross.. I dont see the 2 inch tripod option with AZmp.. they offer the literoc 1.75inch or trie pier options.. they do sell a 2 inch tripod but that doesnt show if it supports az mount pro. I think they did used to sell the older MT 2/Pro with a 2 inch tripod.

Yes any tripod that fits the earlier mini towers will fit the Az mount pro as the footprint is exactly the same.

The earlier two inch is a good match for the AZ pro.

cheers

Graham

[rgsalinger]

I just copied the description from the OPT website. I have not measured the tripod and would not be surprised if it's just 1.75 and the literoc version. 

 

Rgrds-Ross

[steveincolo]

I just copied the description from the OPT website. I have not measured the tripod and would not be surprised if it's just 1.75 and the literoc version. 

 

Rgrds-Ross

The 1.75” LiteRoc works fine for me.  I have another one for my CEM40 and it is fine there, too.  Just be sure to really tighten the legs. 

Edited by steveincolo, 07 July 2022 - 01:24 PM.

[rgsalinger]

I set it up in my backyard and checked my order and it's the 1.75 literoc. Since then we have had - in Southern California in the summer - not even a hint of the sun or even a patch of blue sky. I'm giving it one more day that then I'm selling it. 

[Xeroid]

rgsalinger:

 

Rather unfortunate you are not giving AZ MP a reasonable chance...

 

As CN user aneeg said, one can use the manual AZMP alignment procedure OR the power on alignment  wizard.

 

I alternate either and can setup my C9.25 + 20 lbs counterweights in 10 minuets or less.

 

Once I am aligned to say Vega, I can view M13 for 45+ minutes, centered with a 9mm eyepeice.

 

Piece of cake, fast and so simple....and I didn't need to get a second mortgage 

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[akdwivedi]

rgsalinger:

 

Rather unfortunate you are not giving AZ MP a reasonable chance...

 

As CN user aneeg said, one can use the manual AZMP alignment procedure OR the power on alignment  wizard.

 

I alternate either and can setup my C9.25 + 20 lbs counterweights in 10 minuets or less.

 

Once I am aligned to say Vega, I can view M13 for 45+ minutes, centered with a 9mm eyepeice.

 

Piece of cake, fast and so simple....and I didn't need to get a second mortgage 

that's a very cool setup. I wasnt sure that this will support a c9.25 very well..I have the C8 Edge HD on my list once the supply situations improve and dollar exchange rate settles down a bit.

 

I have to say that auto-alignment always goes to vega. Based on my location, it should be picking something like rigel which is the brightest star in my skies these days. I had hit back when it tried to slew to vega and then select rigel. After that it was fine.  it did finish in less than 10 minutes from the time I switched the mount.

 

Give it a try Ross.. its been just 2 days for me and I am loving this pre-loved mount. slightly smaller and better (since it can hold 2x scopes with secondary saddle) than my previous evolution. I also intend to get the binocular mounting bracket from oberwerk and use it for my 25x100 bino.

 

 

[aneeg]

I have mine on a concrete pier ready levelled under a Telegizmo. Attach the Mewlon 210 and cws, switch on the power and ready to start. Keeps the objects in the middle of the ep for hours.

 

Arne

[Xeroid]