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Balancing Your Telescope
First, Balance the Declination Axis
Second, Balance the Polar Axis
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Cable Management
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Introduction to one of the Mach1GTO’s most Innovative Features
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Preparation
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Cable Installation – the First Time
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Disassembly and Subsequent Setups and Polar Alignments
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A Note on the Mount’s Servo Y-Cable
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A Few More Hints and Tricks
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Servo Motor Drive
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GTO Control Box – GTOCP3
Pre-loaded PEMPro™ Curve
Lead-Free Electronics
RA and Dec. Cable 10-Pin Receptacle
12V Locking Receptacle
POWER Indicator Light KEYPAD Receptacle
RS-232 Ports (2)
FOCUSER Jack
RETICLE Jack
AUTOGUIDER Port Receptacle
+6V Auxilliary Jack
N and S Switch
Drainage Holes
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Controlling Your GTO Mount
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GTO Keypad Operation
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Pulseguide by Sirius-Imaging
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The Astro-Physics ASCOM V2 Driver
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Planetarium, Imaging and Observatory Software from Other Vendors
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PEMPro™ V. 2.x by Sirius-Imaging / CCDWare
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The Astro-Physics Command Center (APCC)
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Slewing Your Mount in Below Freezing Temperatures
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Mount Care, Cleaning and Maintenance
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Care
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Cleaning and Touch-up
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Mount Maintenance
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Troubleshooting 36
Additional Support
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Re-Meshing the Worm Gear and Wheel
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Characterizing the Dec. Axis Motions
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Astro-Physics Mounting Plate Fastener Chart
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