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84865 Brian
sewellbarn Offline Send Email
Apr 16, 2012
11:26 am
Had a similar problem last year. Replaced the CR2032 to no avail, then checked the 12v battery I use to power the telescope, which was just over 12 volts....
84866 Peter Vasey
astropete Offline Send Email
Apr 16, 2012
2:47 pm
Hi, Vic, If you get a 'clone' of the #909 unit you will be able to plug the guide cable from the ST2000 directly into it. ...
84867 orion_nut@...
orion_nut Offline Send Email
Apr 16, 2012
5:04 pm
Dr. Clay, this is a big help on making my decision. thanks!!...
84868 lee.weber@...
lee.weber... Offline Send Email
Apr 18, 2012
12:24 am
I'm a new member to the group and I recently bought an 8" LX90 GPS ACF from a friend who used it only a couple of times before deciding it is too big and heavy...
84869 Trevor
tbdu_1999 Offline Send Email
Apr 18, 2012
1:28 am
Welcome to owning an LX90, sounds like you've got the same model I recently bought. Despite being a newbie myself, I'd like to off a few suggestions to get the...
84870 autostaretx Offline Send Email Apr 18, 2012
3:29 am
Trevor answered (1) and (2) quite well, but he told "how" not "if" on the Updating question. Turn on the scope, and after the usual time/date stuff, menu to...
84871 Lee Weber
lee.weber... Offline Send Email
Apr 18, 2012
11:12 am
Thanks! I am sufficiently aware of my shortcomings to try to update, especially after your detailed advice. I will see how everything works for a while before...
84872 autostaretx Offline Send Email Apr 18, 2012
3:43 pm
Windows XP is perfectly fine for controlling telescopes (so was Win98 and Win95) have fun --dick...
84873 Arthur
arthur.speed Offline Send Email
Apr 22, 2012
9:25 pm
I've been trying to use PHD guiding with my LX90 and have found that the Dec pulses go to RA. I understand I need to put a patch on the software of my 497EP...
84874 johansea Offline Send Email Apr 22, 2012
11:52 pm
Gday Arthur ... Annoying, isnt it :-) ... Correct ... NO. Do not use it. It was an attempt to allow "pulseguidng" in AltAz, but it is very "iffy" in operation ...
84875 Arthur
arthur.speed Offline Send Email
Apr 23, 2012
3:22 pm
Andrew, Thanks that's very clear. I can now do this with a lot more confidence. The configuring of the patch for parking, is that done within Starpatch? Is it...
84876 johansea Offline Send Email Apr 23, 2012
8:51 pm
Gday Arthur ... No ... Yes, but you need to do it in hexadecimal. Windows calculator can convert this for you. To set your own specified position, you need to...
84877 springen@...
springen... Offline Send Email
Apr 24, 2012
2:34 am
Thanks to Kent and Peter that provided good leads and some parts I needed my LX90 classic is back up and running. I went out last night and had great time...
84878 Kent Allingham
kaham84 Offline Send Email
Apr 24, 2012
2:41 am
Glad you could put my unused mount to good use.   Kent From: "springen@..." <springen@...> To: lx90@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April...
84879 Peter Vasey
astropete Offline Send Email
Apr 24, 2012
9:52 am
Thanks really to Janet Miller for her excellent web pages which have well served many LX90 users. Cheers, Peter. http://www.madpc.co.uk/~peterv Approx. 55ºN,...
84880 dennis_persyk Offline Send Email Apr 24, 2012
7:29 pm
I had imaged this many years ago with my LX-90 and cooled CCD camera. I've taken a step backwards! The DSLR doesn't do as well as the cooled astro cam. And I...
84881 Alan
w4wmm Offline Send Email
Apr 24, 2012
11:37 pm
I agree Peter! Cheers to Janet! ... From: Peter Vasey Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 4:52 AM To: lx90@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [lx90] Re: Repair of a LX90...
84882 bruce.pech Offline Send Email May 1, 2012
7:26 pm
I recently traded my late 90s lx10 (plus cash) for an early 00s lx90. The decals on both OTAs read "EMC." However, unlike the lx10, the metal rim around the...
84883 P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002 Offline Send Email
May 1, 2012
7:59 pm
The EMC coatings were pretty standardly incorrectly referred to often as "UHTC" coatings, even as far back as the classic LX200's; you have the EMC coatings ...
84884 bruce.pech Offline Send Email May 1, 2012
11:15 pm
Thanks, Dr. Clay. I thought that acquiring an early UHTC scope by coincidence was too good to be true. Bruce...
84885 Del Smith
del.smith49 Offline Send Email
May 2, 2012
11:44 pm
Hi Bruce I was researching this question recently - because I wondered if it would be safe to put my cruddy corrector plate through the dishwasher :-) . One...
84886 bruce.pech Offline Send Email May 3, 2012
12:43 am
Del, Makes sense. My lx10 had EMC decals and coatings but the corrector plate rim didn't read "Ultra High Contrast." If "Ultra High Contrast" doesn't mean UHTC...
84887 Del Smith
del.smith49 Offline Send Email
May 3, 2012
10:29 pm
For what it's worth, here is the Cloudy Nights thread that suggested the 'marketing' angle. ...
84888 lynton.j@...
lynton.jones44 Offline Send Email
May 15, 2012
1:15 pm
Dear All I am selling my LX90 GPS (purchased October 2006) together with its field tripod and wedge. If anyone is interested please email me direct and I will...
84889 Mark
prosuite69 Offline Send Email
May 17, 2012
2:48 pm
Hello, Yesterday I had a verry good night in Belgium at least;-) I have taken shots of the M3-5-13-56-57-92 I used a LX 10" and focal reducer +DSI Pro III and...
84890 Don Boyd
donkboyd Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
8:14 am
Hi, I have an LXD75 that has a bad RA motor assembly and I am hoping that Ron Sampson is still around and could fix my mount for less than the $130.00 that...
84891 P. Clay Sherrod
drclay2002 Offline Send Email
May 21, 2012
12:37 pm
Ron does not work on LX90 electronics, only Classic LX200 at this time. Nonetheless, I am forwarding this request to him. Dr. Clay _____ Arkansas Sky...
84892 tincanandstring Offline Send Email May 21, 2012
1:35 pm
Ed Thomas supplied me with one a couple of years ago, you might try him. http://www.deepspaceproducts.com/ Frank...
84893 Alistair
prescotmes Offline Send Email
May 26, 2012
7:10 am
Hi, I'm new to the LX90 group. I have had a similar problem recently with the GPS on the LX90. Since my local friend Jon H. bought his 8" LX90 (no LNT) new...
84894 chrishaber@...
chrishaber... Offline Send Email
May 26, 2012
2:06 pm
Hi everyone, I'm Chris Haber, photographic artist and journalist at various NASA facilities. I've been producing an art book of my behind-the-scenes photos of...
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