My friend has brought me his LX50 with a Magellan II controller to fix.... The LED light on the panel goes through the correct sequence according to what I...
I've never seen the innards of the controller you mention, but the general process for such cases: I would guess that battery electrolyte will have got into...
... The last version was 2.5, and I think it's still available on Meade's site. They finally fixed the "find" feature in the last revision, which was the main ...
... The batteries are in the scope's RA motor box, not the keypad. There are circuit boards in each, so the circuit board inside the scope might have been ...
... I found out further that he had the RS232 cable connected to the port in the bottom of the Magellan II. He is sure that the laptop was turned off while he...
Hello Group, Can I get opinions on the LXD75 mount (with AS497) for photography? I am particularly interested in modifications that may be necessary, ability ...
Which doesn't mean people have not and do not take good images with it--they do. It may be harder, but you'll be surprised what can be done with "marginal"...
From <http://www.meade.com/catalog/MagII/Magrev.html>: "6. Connect the serial cable from the P.C. to the Magellan II handbox serial connector (the one closest...
... In the DOS command window, you do -not- need/want to type the word "run". Just type the name of the program, but from within the folder it's in. So,...
Blanket remarks such as this - should be taken with a grain of salt. No... the 75 is not a $3000 mount and does not oprerate like one. However, if you check...
Thanks Warp.....I am not even a very good amateur astrophotographer and I take satisfying photo's on a pretty regular basis.....And that is on a shoestring...
Someone the other night posted a site with pictures taken with an LXD55 - not the improved 75. I lost the site and would love to find it again in that he had...
While many of us have been impressed by Google Sky, we've been disappointed in the lack of a local horizon. If you had that, it would be very nice for quick...
Could _I_ update it? Yeah, sure, I'll just have my Bigbird snap your backyard on its next pass. ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt...
That was going to be my next step. I just need to get around to getting the cables from him. We are hoping that the basic brain is still alive in the...
To all who took the time to reply, thank you. I realize the LXD75 has its limitations, but at the present time I am limited to zero photography. I know there...
Hi Greg, Thanks for taking the time to describe your set up. I hope, one day, to have as much. At the present, I have a Stellarvue 90mm refractor on a 8" LX...
There have been many who made a "scope buggy" out of a two wheeled handtruck. This can transport quite a heavy unit that is all assembled and almost ready to...
You did a lot of research on this. Thanks for taking the time. My problem is almost embarassing. My only outlet to the world is from a walkout basement to a...
You might like to have a look at this hand truck and adapt the idea. I use these things to move communications cabinets around the computer room, and as the...
My local astronomy society is considering to buy the LX200R 12" or 14" for our observatory. Some people on various forums seem to mean that periodic errors and...
... Dunno. ... Dunno. ... Last report posted to any of the LX200/RCX400 groups stated the 14" models come with one brass and one plastic (Nylon) spur gear in...
All gears now being put in Meade LX200 and RCX scopes are brass and/or stainless steel and are indeed precision gears. Dr. Clay ... Arkansas Sky Observatories ...
Hi All I have a Meade LX10 (250mm) and want to know how to get a very accurate polar alignment. The instructions in the manual are for the Northern Hemisphere...
As a "modified Richey-Chretien" optic design, the LX200R offers a few advantages over the traditional Schmidt-Cassegrain optical system. But for a quality...
