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Arthur Dent
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Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 1177
Loc: South Yorkshire, UK
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ETX Problem - help required please
12/27/08 06:55 PM
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Hello Guys and Gals
A small problem has arisen with my ETX. The azimuth drive seems to have developed a problem.
When pressing the drive buttons to slew the scope, the altitude motors whirr as expected and the scope slews both up and down.
The azimuth motor only slews the scope clockwise - ie the right button works, but the left button seems to have stopped working and the scope does not slew anticlockwise.
Is this
1) A motor problem (ie a loose connection to the drive motor)
2) An Autostar handset problem
3) A cable problem (between the Autostar handest and the telescope base). BTW, reversing the cable has no effect so I'm likely to think the problem is either 1) or 2) above.
Thoughts and possible remedies please.
If you are aware of a particular problem and/or fix with a link on, for example, the mighty Weasner ETX site, I'd be most grateful.
Thanks in anticipation.
Arthur
Oh, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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