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Meade LX90 8 (500 x 203mm) Telescope Questions & Answers
Hi
The sross hair on the
It would be better just to replace the finderscope. Even if you disassembled the finder you may not be able to permanently center the two crosshairs perfectly.
You have a very nice scope-- buy another finder -- I would suggest that you mount a Telrad finder like this one.
http://www.telescopes.com/telescope-accessories/finderscopes/telradreflexsightwithmountingbase.cfm
$39 dollars
I have an older, let's say "classic" LX-90. My
You can try Three things:
1. Do you have fully charged batteries-- or a good power supply.
2. Sometimes the cable to the hand controller needs to be replaced
3. Execute a RESET on the hand controller and reload the firmware--
If these do not fix it, the hand controller is defective and must be replaced. You can find a used 497 controller for about $80 on AstroMart.com
and Meade can also sell you a new one.
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