Celestron NexStar 80GTL (180 x 80mm) Telescope "turn motor" Questions

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...turn, the motor is running and it goes up and down There is a separate RA motor and a clutch to turn the scope in synch with earths rotation. Have you turned the lever to engage the clutch ? If not ...

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...is broken inside the telescope--- motors, or gears--- something is preventing the motor from turning the telescope. Time to either take it back and get a replacement... or send it in for ...

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...motor turns on and doesn't turn off. It seemed to have worked fine in just playing with it indoors but after aligning the spotter and the main telescope I took a brake. When I came back and turned it ...

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...turn I just bought a second hand Meade 114 EQ-DH4. The computer control components look like they have never been used. I put in new batteries and the computer works fine. When I there is input given ...

...I cannot tighten the vertical lock to engage the motor. Motor works fine (I think, I can hear it turning) but the knobbed dial just keeps turning (clockwise) and never seems to tighten. Any ideas? ...

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...and it blew up the motor,I could smell smoke from either the tripod and the hand control. Now when turned on, the motor keeps moving and can't be controlled. Is there anyway to replace the circuit ...

...turn on the RA motor. Loosen your RA and DEC locks and find a object you want to view, The motor should keep the object in view for a while (depends on how good the motor tracks and how good your ...

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...the telescope up and down, but not horizontally anymore. I can here the motor working but it's not turning? Perhaps dust is preventing? Can I clean it. I dont think is the dust problem ..but if you ...

motor stalled.. With a message of what cold be the causes, but I can restart all the process without moving nothing, oly restarting the regular process by the hand pad. THis is a LX200GPS 8 inchs 2004

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...turn I just bought a second hand Meade 114 EQ-DH4. The computer control components look like they have never been used. I put in new batteries and the computer works fine. When I there is input given ...

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