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Good for thought indeed. I got the mount and tripod for $250 donation to an amateur astronomy group that was clearing out some old gear they had so I feel like I have some house money so to speak to

Craig It’s been pointed out to you the various costs of upgrading versus replacing. To give you just one data point of consideration. My GM8 is circa 1994. There was no Gemini at the time. I

Craig, You are in an in-between situation like Keith has said. Do you want to pay to refurb an older mount or put the same money into a brand new one? Not considering the drive system, you probably

Hi Craig.? Are you planning on a tucked motor/spring-loaded worm upgrade as well?? If not, you can just get the Gemini retrofit kit and install it yourself (this is what I did many years ago on my

Hi, First post here so glad to meet anyone. ?I recently got a GM8 and it looks to be in pretty good condition. It has the digital drive 492 on it currently and I want to upgrade to Gem 2 for the

Jaw dropping and amazing work. George

If you have a Scope Buggy (or similar) these work great.? After leveling and getting wheels off the ground, just leave the jacks in place.? Solid.? Low Cost.? Perfect. George Labor Saving Arm Tool

Stephan, The block holes can be enlarged a little using a Dremel tool or drill with a small brass wire wheel attached, as in photo. Just a slight polish should increase the inner diameter enough to

Hi Chip, thanks for your answer. I was already thinking of installing the old digital drive system again and then check the guiding in comparison to the Avalon kit. Unfortunately the weather is

Hello John, thank you for your analysis of the log and your recommendations. The bearings are not feeling smooth when inserted into the blocks and turned by hand. The bearings need some force to push

Thanks a lot, Jonathan. Really help me a lot to clear the confusion. Regards, Tom

Hi Tom, sorry it took so long to reply, clearly my memory is not what it used to be when I was young lol Here’s the pic to show that indeed, the 7 pounder will clear the mount with no issues at the

Also under Safety Limits, make sure you check on Nudge Mount Out of Safety Limit on Slew. If you get too far into the limit zone with tracking, your next slew command to go to CWD, do a meridian flip,

Thanks for all the replies and information everybody.? Really loving the mount.

Hi David, I’ll add a couple of suggestions to try. Like previously said, the mount comes with preset safety limits so you were likely close to hitting it when imaging. My suggestions: 1. Setup every

Gemini has default limits defined in firmware. These are automatically set when you reset the mount, or erase or lose your settings or if a firmware update forces a reset. You should definitely adjust

David two things First, the Gemini will always warn you (with the chirping) when you are approaching the limits. That's expected behavior Second, the limits you set are specific to your setup, and you

I'll give the settings a look over tonight.? Maybe some default limits are set.

David, My G11 came with default limits. If you set limits, and they are farther out than the defaults, you can get more time before hitting them. Dave

Hi David beeping (chirping) in your case sounds like it was getting close to the limit and it was warning you -- Brian Brian Valente astronomy portfolio https://www.astrobin.com/users/bval