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ioptron smartstar 8500 dob telescope mounts backwards. cant align

Last post by realflow100 « Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 am
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by realflow100 » Mon Mar 30, 2020 7:10 am

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How do I somehow make the mount operate in a vertically reversed/upside-down mode somehow so I can use a dob telescope with it right-side-up but...

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Yeah. recently my camera sensor had a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE dust speck on it. visible even at F3.5
i carefully blew it off with a puff of...

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Wed Apr 01, 2020 4:24 am
play/slack in ioptron-E 8500 causing jittery tracking?

Last post by realflow100 « Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:43 am
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by realflow100 » Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:02 am

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if I dont slew my telescope around for a while in all directions for a minute the tracking is quite jittery and stair-steppy. and theres almost half...

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could the gears just be not meshing snugly enough? too much play in the gears meshing and stuff?

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Last post by realflow100
Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:43 am
Connecting hardware thru CEM 60 USB ports

Last post by JeffBevan « Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:41 pm
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by JeffBevan » Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:20 pm

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Am I barking up the wrong tree? I am trying to hook my imaging camera and guide camera to my computer thru the USB ports resident on the mount. I...

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That is correct, I have figured out. Yes, now I do. Thanks

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Last post by JeffBevan
Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:41 pm
CEM60-Issue w/Adding Custom Comets

Last post by XwarpfactorX « Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:18 pm
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by XwarpfactorX » Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:15 am

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I wanted to share this issue with other iOptron mount users, especially mounts with hand controller 8407+ (iEQ Pro/CEM60). A few days ago I attempted...

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Hi Warp,

Could you provide a link (dropbox, google drive, etc) to this file so I can update my HC?

Thanks,
JT

JT,

Here is a google drive link...

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Last post by XwarpfactorX
Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:18 pm
CEM40

Last post by 515bonner « Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:22 pm
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by 515bonner » Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:35 pm

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Last fall I bought a CEM40. With it came the 12v AC adapter, which I have been using here at home during the winter.
With spring approaching and...

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Wherever possible, avoid the Cigar Plug . It rarely make s solid connections, and is easily unplugged by accident as it has no threads or latch.

For...

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Last post by 515bonner
Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:22 pm
CEM 60 Legs, Which One?

Last post by JayTee « Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:04 am
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by JayTee » Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:35 am

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I'm about to pull the trigger on my new CEM 60 and am unsure which tripod/pier I should purchase. Here are the two choices:

Any help would be...

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Thank you, Warp!

Nothing is leaving China yet so I have the brand new mount head sitting in its shiny new case in my garage awaiting the tri-pier...

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Last post by JayTee
Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:04 am
CEM60 GPS Failure

Last post by Harmonious « Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:46 pm
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by Harmonious » Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:11 pm

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As a backstop to whatever answer I eventually receive from iOptron, I think additional opinion/experience maybe helpful.

The GPS function on my...

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I did get a message from iOptron. In brief it suggested that with a good battery the HC should retain the time and date once entered correctly. They...

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Last post by Harmonious
Sat Mar 07, 2020 11:46 pm
Polare alignment of IEQ 30

Last post by dagadget « Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:38 pm
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by dagadget » Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:06 am

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I have a new IEQ 30 Mount. Last night I used it at a star party for the first time and failed miserably with the first attempt at alignment The...

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Good luck, I have not used an iOptron mount before so cannot offer much help.
Did you not try setting it up at home during the day first?

Yes I...

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Last post by dagadget
Mon Jan 27, 2020 9:38 pm
iOptron Az Mount Pro

Last post by Myk Rian « Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:01 pm
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by smp » Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:06 pm

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After months and months of deliberation, as well as watching to see if it *ever* might go on sale, I finally pulled the trigger today and purchased...

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I must confess, I have very poor sky recognition and recall. From childhood, I can spot The Big Dipper, and from my early years of trying to learn...

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Last post by Myk Rian
Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:01 pm
Galvanic corrosion

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:19 am
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by XCalRocketMan » Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:09 am

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A couple of nights ago I experienced a mount failure on my iEQ30 Pro. Everything was fine for a few hours, then iOptronCommander started showing comm...

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I've seen this on circuit boards of mass spectrometers in parts of the instrument subject to condensation from being exposed to cooling from...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Jan 04, 2020 11:19 am
IOptron EQ30 Pro and GPS data delay

Last post by dagadget « Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:47 pm
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by Chicca » Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:57 am

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Hi all, owner of this mount since 7 monts I'm wonder the GPS catch up delay each time I turn on the mount. It take more than 15 min or so to be 'ok'...

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So far my new iEQ 30 has not had any issues with the GPS. I turned it on input the date time and time zone stuff and by the time I had that in the...

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Last post by dagadget
Fri Dec 13, 2019 4:47 pm
CEM 60 Sync to Slew

Last post by JeffBevan « Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:01 pm

by JeffBevan » Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:01 pm

Just wondering if anyone knows of a way to find an object by slewing first and then using Syn to Slew to capture the location to the mount? I get...

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Last post by JeffBevan
Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:01 pm
Mounts Are Like Telescopes

Last post by yobbo89 « Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:39 pm
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by 515bonner » Sat Sep 28, 2019 5:09 pm

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Mounts I guess can now be considered as telescopes when it comes to weather....
Yesterday I recieved my CEM40 mount. Put it all together, did a...

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Mounts = double dammage, and then a mount scope combo ohh monsoon!

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Last post by yobbo89
Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:39 pm
CEM40 EC Review Part 3

Last post by STEVE333 « Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:26 pm
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by STEVE333 » Wed Nov 13, 2019 8:44 pm

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Life has been busy for some time here. The other night I finally had a chance to run the PHD2 Guiding Assistant to measure the performance of the...

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Just a further clarification of the Dec Backlash test results.

PHD2 measures Dec Backlash in units of TIME (seconds). I believe this is the amount...

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Last post by STEVE333
Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:26 pm
CEM40 EC Review Part 1

Last post by tom3.1416 « Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:39 am
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by STEVE333 » Fri May 24, 2019 5:01 pm

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Hi all -
I've had my new CEM40 EC mount for a little over a week now and have completed setup. The weather has been poor since the mount arrived,...

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Steve - thanks for the great info. I am an avid photography who is developing a taste for astrophotography. I am leaning toward buying the CEM 40...

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Last post by tom3.1416
Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:39 am
CEM60 Balancing

Last post by ic_1101 « Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:43 pm
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by ic_1101 » Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:42 am

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Just wondering what other CEM60 owners do as far as balancing the mount. When I first got my mount I balanced east side heavy when imaging west and...

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Thx Kathy, i'm not complaining about my guiding as I normaly get an RMS between .6-.9arcsec. Just wondering if I could improve on that by trying to...

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Last post by ic_1101
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:43 pm
iOptron Duel "DV" Saddle

Last post by Don Quixote « Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:11 pm
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by Don Quixote » Wed Sep 18, 2019 1:34 am

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This piece of kit allows me to mount both Vixen and Losmandy rails on my Vixen based telescope mounts.
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I acquired this...

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Nice piece of kit, Marcus. I look forward to checking it out when we have another DSO mini-star party. I wish the saddle of my EQ6-R Pro was as...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Wed Sep 18, 2019 3:11 pm
CEM40 EC Review Part 2

Last post by chartram « Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:49 pm
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by STEVE333 » Thu Jun 06, 2019 12:55 am

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Hi all - Finally had a couple clear nights where the final testing on the new CEM40 EC mount could be completed.

SUMMARY:
1) The iPolar (Polar...

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Steve,

Amazing review. Thank you sir for getting my whistle so wet it’s drowning :D

Seems like the perfect mount for the payload range and price...

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Last post by chartram
Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:49 pm
iOptron Mounts and iPolar

Last post by STEVE333 « Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:15 pm
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by 515bonner » Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:32 pm

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In the instructions on use of the iPolar camera and iPolar software, it shows an initial set up with the mount pointed in 3 different positions...

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Hi Bonner - I have the iOptron iPolar on my CEM40 mount. It doesn't matter what order you take the images. It's just important that you take one...

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Last post by STEVE333
Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:15 pm
cem40 mount performance

Last post by STEVE333 « Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:11 pm
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by sarg314 » Sat Sep 07, 2019 7:33 pm

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Hi All:
I am contemplating buying a cem40 or cem40ec for my Celestron C8 with OAG guiding. I am unhappy with the Celestron AVX mount I've been using...

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Hi Sarg -

I ran the Guide Assistant in PHD2 to measure the Dec Backlash of my new CEM40 EC. I don't remember the actual value, but it wasn't...

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Last post by STEVE333
Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:11 pm
CEM60 6-pole connector for focuser

Last post by STEVE333 « Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:10 am
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by KathyNS » Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:46 pm

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I am thinking of wiring my focuser through the CEM60's 6-pole (telephone style) connector. Does anyone know if the wiring through the mount is a...

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Kathy - I think you should trust the first response. That lady sounds like she knows what she is talking about! (Chuckles)

PS: Like your new avatar....

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Last post by STEVE333
Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:10 am
iOptron CEM40

Last post by STEVE333 « Fri May 24, 2019 7:03 pm
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by Voyageur » Mon May 13, 2019 1:41 pm

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Do any of you have this *quite new* mount? It was introduced at NEAF a month or so ago, and is now on backorder at all iOptron retailers. I have...

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Just FYI - The first part of the review is now posted.

Steve

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Last post by STEVE333
Fri May 24, 2019 7:03 pm
My New iOptron CEM40 EC

Last post by STEVE333 « Fri May 24, 2019 4:48 am
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by STEVE333 » Sun May 19, 2019 12:43 am

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My iOptron CEM40 EC just arrived a few days ago. I previously had an iOptron ZEQ25 mount that worked well for several years. Recently it has...

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I will be presenting my Review in 2 parts. The first part is almost done and will be the setup and general observations, because, weather has not...

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Fri May 24, 2019 4:48 am

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