Hi, I received my etx90RA two days before! It's a great telescope! I live in South India and my latitude is 10.30N. If I use the lower hole, still it is up to...
Hey everybody I have a problem with my ETX 90ec + Autostar. When I use it, then after some time (maybe 10 – 15 minutes) it suddenly (by it self) begin...
Pete, Make sure your power adapter plug(if using one ) is snug , bumping a lose plug will do that. You may or may not have the correct size plug for the...
A noisy AC adapter can cause this too. Try the battery pack as a test with fresh batteries. -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer We Byte 5432 E....
... test with ... I'm using an adapter I got together with the scope, but I don't know if it is Meade, but think it is. Have tried with new battery pack, and...
Peter Before you send the scope back to Meade I would do this: 1. Try the calibrate motor function on your autostar. If that does not work 2. Do a complete...
Hi, Before you do this, perhaps you can try tightening the dec drive and see if you are able to move the ota (not too hard of course!) by hand. If it is good,...
I left that line blank and faxed all the information over to Meade with my Visa Number. I'll send it in too but they say the fax is all you need. Mike...
Hi guys, Well, last night I took my scope to our clubs dark sky site to give it a good test. Well my first impression was WOW, I have 2 other scopes an 8 SCT...
Do I recall that you can take an Autostar #495, update it with the latest version and end up with a #497? I mention this because I heard about a company going...
Any chance could email me the company name or a link? Have a 70at, had a 497 for it, sold when I bought larger scope so only left with a resurrected 494. Gene...
It depends. I had a #495 that shipped with my ETX-70AT that I was able to upgrade to a #497 with out any problems. However, I understand that some of the...
Hi :) Do anny of you use or know of an astro program for the windows CE 3.1 pocket PC that also works on a Autostar or who give's me a nice star map ? (easy...
hi pocket pc is currently running on wince for ppc ver 3.0... Pocket Universe is quite limited in its database but as a rough guide, its a very useful what...
... Umm....fancy? The ONLY difference between the #495 and the #497 is the firmware loaded. Once you load the #497 firmware to the #495 it becomes a #497....
... The (fairly) easy way is to build your own "wedge" from two pieces of wood, a hinge, and some side-supports. Various models are shown under Mike Weasner's...
I currently own an Meade 8" LX200 GPS scope and power it from an external rechargeable "Jumpstart" battery. I recently (today) purchased an ETX90EC to use for...
... Yeah, might even be the same plug. If not, go to Radio Shack and get one of their DC cords with the cig plug on one end and a plug with 5.5mm OD and 2.5mm...
I use the 'jumpstart' charger for my external power, the model I use has 2 x 12volt outlet sockets and can use both my ETX90 and my new ETX125. This particular...
The best Astro program for the Pocket PC is by far "The Sky - Pocket edition" I bought it and I'm very satisfied. You can control your Etx with it, too. I...
Try internal batteries to rule out a bad Meade adapter (specifically, the part that plugs into the scope that can be used either with the AC adapter or...
