20 Most Recent Meade LX200GPS Telescope Questions & Answers

See below linkhttp://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/LXseries/LX-200R.pdf

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Micro-processor??? This is a powered GOTO scope with a hand controller. You must follow the setup procedure outlined in the manual. Additionally the drives must be "trained" per the manual to elliminate gear backlash.

During the setup you must align the scope on two stars so it will "learn" the sky for that time and date.

OR-- you will not see anything. Try to find a local Astronomy club and the members will help yopu-- or join for free www.astronomyforum.net and the members will help you.


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The first thing to try is a new hand controller cable. Scopestuff.com sells these--
www.scopestuff.com

Call them.

Also this can be caused by a loose connection on one of the internal power boards-- and also by a bad weak power supply. Beyond these the scope will need to be returned to Meade for repairs.


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You can try removing the focuser and knob -- and see why the LOCK (which is simply a bolt is stuck.

Look here:
http://www.petealbrecht.com/Installing%20Digifocus.pdf

When you plug in an outside power source the internal batteries are disconnected- automatically. First thing I would try is all new cables Sounds like the motor inside the focuser died.

You have GOOD power? You can try and replace the hand controller cable--

I would also Calibrate motors, and retrain the drives. But re-training must be done in alt az mode.

The hand controller on the LX200 is simply a "dumb" terminal. The brains of the scope are actually inside the scope base.

Yes it could be a circuit blown on the board inside. Contact Meade directly here:

http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

The scope will need to be returned to Meade for repairs-- the tech people there may have other things to try BUT you have already tried a different hand controller and it did not work.

Sounds like a trip back to Meade will be needed.

1. Plug the cable into the BOTTOM of the hand controller-- NOT into the control panel.

2. Set the software to the proper COM port. Look under Telescope in the dropdown tab.

Meade will want the entire scope back for repair-- contact them here--

http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

The corrector plate at the front needs to be removed. Read this article. It must replaced in the EXACT position that is was before you disassembled it--

http://www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=594

Is this an LX200 or an LX255 which I have never heard of.

Does the scope focus on a distant object during the day time? If YES nothing is wrong with the scope.

The eyepieces determine what the magnification will be. The eyepiece with the largest number on it is the LOWEST magnification. Meade has a web site with all of their manuals here:

http://www.meade.com/manuals/index.html

Yes, a separate 12 vgot power pack and a cigarette lighter style power plug --

Like these:

http://www.scopestuff.com/ss_cig1.htm

and this:

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-jump-start-and-power-supply-38391.html?utm_term=38391&utm_medium=cse&utm_source=nextag&hft_adv=10013