Gokhan, Not sure what you could do about that - any solution would be constrained a bit by the casting material and mount base itself. But... if bending is a problem, that just says (to me, anyway) th

Kevin, When I was using my refractor for imaging, my rule was basically: balance first, then bias weight to RA: East-heavy and DEC: camera-heavy. For the 130, I've carried that forward as East-heavy,

#EXOS2

Kevin, We do have members here using both larger and longer-FL scopes successfully, so it can be done, but with this mount's hardware, technique will play a role. I'm just switching up from a 4" refra

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Welcome, Ross!

+1 Can confirm. I kept expecting POTH buttons to be intuitive, so something else must be wrong... Nope! Whoever designed that functionality did not do it for simple souls like me, and I have given up

#iEXOS-100

Nihar, I can't comment on NINA/APT, as I don't use those. However... You should switch to cabled connections for guiding. Basically, wireless is for convenience, and cable is for reliability. What we

#ASCOM

Thanks, Jennifer! Yes, yes it is an adventure, and this is just a simple F5! I did have a small dob, a couple of decades ago, but this is a different world. There was some clear sky here a few weeks a

#ASCOM #EXOS2

Wes, Thanks! No, the FL is almost the same, so that shouldn't be a problem. My venerable SV 102EDT is 621mm (without reducer), and the 130P-DS is 650mm, with a 1.0 coma corrector, so almost the same o

#ASCOM #EXOS2

Jerry and Wes, Just wondering if you have any advice re: the driver's Pulse Guiding tab, post-upgrade. I had been getting along pretty well with 75/75/75 (RA SRF/ DEC SRF / Min Pulse), prior to the up

#ASCOM #EXOS2

Nathan, I doubt you're pushing the limits. While ES initially aimed the mount at the light and simple end of things, owners have had a good time pushing the limits as an astrophotography mount, which

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Nathan, Starting a new topic about your specific problem is the right thing to do. Astrophotography is a tough hobby. Lots to figure out...hardware, software, technique, environmental conditions, suit

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Good! It does have an FTDI chip, right?

#pmc-eight #ASCOM #EXOS2 #astrophotography

Vlad, No need look at the logs. Wireless is convenient for visual users, but for astrophotography users, it's a "siren song", best avoided. I'd suggest that you get a serial-usb cable with an FTDI chi

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Carsten, You're most welcome - glad you were helped! - Bob

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Peter, That's a surprise! Are you showing that the worm block was not sitting flush despite being fastened down, or something else? Here's a candid shot of mine, from a bit different angle - no room f

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Peter, Yes, I saw the video before I responded. Really couldn't figure out what you were trying to illustrate. There's a small amount of shifting back and forth by the large pulley, but that could jus

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Peter, Sorry, but I don't understand your problem statement. Are you saying that the DEC axis is binding in a certain position? Clutches should always be on, if the mount is under power. If that's all

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TeeJayBee, The PMC8 keeps track of motor counts on its axes and knows where it is pointed, in those terms. It doesn't know about stars. It may not be obvious at first, but that really is a feature, no

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Jeff, This picture is a bit fuzzy, but it looks to me like "Scope Type" says "G11". I don't use Explorestars, but if you have an iExos-100, I think it should be set to that - the mounts have different

Lukas, It's here: espmc-eight.groups.io/g/MAIN/files/User%20Contributions/EXOS2PMC8_TuningNotes_v2.pdf

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