Hey Gang, Need a little help with aligning an ETX-80. A new member of our club has bought an ETX-80 for his 9 year old son and to date he has been unable to...
Hi: If a good drive training was done, there's no need to revisit that...and yet... There are not too many things that can cause this behavior. One is poor...
... A Reset is always a good idea for weird behaviour... and you probably don't -need- to do a Train afterwards to see if a twenty-degree error has occurred. ...
..unable to align the scope.... Thought about doing ... Chip, Fresh batteries are a must! Make sure the location is correct, and see if it's set on correct...
... drives) ... see ... it ... Thanks for the replies and we will try each and every suggestion. I have forwarded your kind replies to our new member so these ...
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... If out of warranty this scope comes apart about the same as the ETX60 and 70. After removing the RA clutch lever, back off the axle bolt about one turn to...
George, I may need those pictures. I have learned from from friend with the scope (Tom), that he did have fresh batteries installed and that it is, out of...
... scope (Tom), that he did have fresh batteries installed and that it is, out of warranty. I believe that it may have as suggested, a loose gear or grease...
... Street price is $300 new. For a little more you can pick up a used ETX90AT with the better Autostar. It takes a little study of the manual and some time...
Thank you George for the info, so you are telling me that etx 90 is somehow easy to use? is it light weight and can be carried around/ George Cushing...
The ETX 80 is not and has not been sold with a 497. It comes with a 494 which, in my judgment, is sufficient for this small refractor. Peace, Rod Mollise ...
You can find a TON of information on the ETX telescope models on my ETX Site: http://www.weasner.com/etx ... Mike Weasner Email: mweasner@... iChatAV /...
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In my opinion it's quite easy to use once calibrated, set up, configured, trained and you've got a few nights under your belt. I took it out to a campground...
Well, maybe "useless" for the planets, but the 80 (and the 70 and even the 60) are pretty outstanding for wide field deep sky views. You can go here to read a...
... That's why I use my 125 on an LXD55=8) I sold the mount to someone in Europe for $275 and got the LDX55 for $320. It's perfect for the 125. George...
Hey Everybody, As promised, I can now report on this problem and I believe it's cure. A momentarily clear night and enough time off from work, we attacked this...
Hi: "Calibrate motors" only needs to be performed when you change batteries. Remember, alignment stars don't have to be in the field of the eyepiece in order...
... For validating alignments, the only true tests are stars. The planets and moons are calculated from orbital parameters, and the Autostar will induce...
... get outside(with my external 12volt power pack). Only once.......as Uncle Rod & Dick have said it's OK to slew the scope to center the alignment...
OK, I remember a long time ago, someone was selling an 80mm lens upgrade for the ETX-60 -- did anything become of that? I haven't used the ol' ETX-60 in a...
Hi: I don't know about an 80mm lens upgrade, but one would be more trouble than it's worth. I don't know what you mean by "update the internal settings." If...
Perhaps you mean the wo apograde, but that is not for the etx-60, it is for (many not all) refractors with a front lens of 80mm (and appropriate threads etc...
... trouble than ... you mean ... The 60 and the 70 are the same tube assembly and a 60 can be easily changed to a 70 with the right objective and retaining...
