My ETX has been working great in Alt-Az mode, but I recently purchased a Meade #884 tripod for it and would like to use the scope in polar mode. I have trained...
The autostar has a default to the alt az every time you turn it off make sure you set the telescope setting to the polar align setting and hit enter prior to...
Jim Have you reviewed Mike Weasners site weasner.com/etx There is a great amount of information there on the etx product line and its operations modifications...
Hello boys and girls.....I have just got this lovely scope this morning, its a beauty!!!!! Looks nice beside the ETX-70....... I am in the processes of making...
... True... but you can buy an Autostar 495 for about $50 (www.ritzcamera.com) ... and download the firmware from Meade's site which will convert it to a...
Hi guys, I have an etx 90 ra, the fork arm with the dec lock has broken at the base where the 3 screws hold it in, (it took a bit of a fall), does any one know...
I have the ETX 90 and I've been using battery power up to now. I'm going to try an adapter since I have many around the house already. Does anyone know the...
Meade supplied this one with my 120v kit. Input 120vac 60hz 35w Output 12vdc 1.5A Center Pin + Outer Sleeve - Hope this helps. Bob Tobin ... From: msmesurfer ...
... Bill posted the Meade specs... I've been happily using a 500ma RadioShack wall-wart for the last two years... i suspect it's slightly underpowered, but...
I obtained the AC-12v Adapter when I purchased my ETX125 last month. It was from Meade, but made in China. The specifications are the same as Bob Tobin...
... Hi Dick....The controller is a little black oblong box with 4 LEDS running down one side of it, 4 direction arrows and and in/out for an electric focuser. ...
... count?) I like to think I know my way around the galaxy( our night sky) pretty well!I think searching/starhopping is half the fun!I like things plain and...
... Same here, plain and simple has been working out just great for me. I've got an extra set of batteries in my ETX-90RA's carrying case, but I haven't had to...
hello im an iranian girl and i make a group for telescope makers its adress is : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopemakers/ we write english in this group...
The battery pack's negative lead (black) came off of the small circuit board it was attached to. I can't get it soldered back on (I did make a brief attempt),...
A local TV-radio repair shop should be used to dealing with similar problems and should be able to help you out. Yes, the scope can run on AC (or an external...
Hi guys , yesterday I received my new etx125ec, My question for now is, when I rotate the ota so it is at the zenith, there is a hard stop there, which I...
Hi guys , yesterday I received my new etx125ec, My question for now is, when I rotate the ota so it is at the zenith, there is a hard stop there, which I...
The telescope will rotate about twice around hardstop to hardstop. As to alignment, see the Autostar Information page on my ETX Site. Mike Weasner ...
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Hi guys, When aligning in polar or alt-az in the southern hemosphere, do I just reverse the northern hemosphere alignment or is there something else I need to...
Hi guys, me again. How do you change the autostar to 24 hour time...............I have had a look around in the "autostar info" section but cant find any...
I was updating the Autostar and had a loss of power that left my unit dead as a doornail. This topic may have been discussed before but I did not pay it much...
When the Autostar asks for the current time, you can enter it and when the cursor gets to the "PM" location, you can scroll between "PM", "AM" and "__" ...
Bummer! If you were updating from the earliest version of the firmware, you may not have the "safe-download" recovery feature available. If you have...
