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I have a Meade ETX 60 / 70 AT. When I moved to
Most repairs will be MORE than the telescope is worth.
You can buy these used (and working) on AstroMart.com from time to time for under $200.
Meade will repair this for about $175. So it makes no sense. The only thing I would try is a new hand controller cable. If it still does not work then you may be able to seell it for parts on astromart.com
Meade etx-ls fails to level itself correctly. It
Have you done a Calibrate motors and a TRAIN drives. Also have you done a Calibrate sensors on Polaris? Read the manual--- and follow the setup routine exactly. Daylight Savings Time = YES right now.
Focus Issues
Try tightening the grub screw that fastens the knob onto the shft that it turns.
Better still, buy a flexible extended focusser which makes focussing much easier. Check on eBay for "Meade flexible focus"
Hand controller
I would check the classifieds at cloudy nights forum or ask around there. most likely one should show up.. Or someone will know how to build one.
Cannot power up my Meade LX200
Check to make sure there are no bad connections under the swith itself. My Celestron C8 mount has similar problems and if I mess with the switch it will power up.
ETX90 power supply
The center pin is positive & you will need a minimum of 1200 mA.
Here's a link to a great site with lots of good information:
http://www.weasner.com/etx/menu.html
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