bikerbaz Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi. Newbie to this forum so I hope you will be patient. I've just bought an LX200R I have an interest in deep space objects but no so in astrophotography. yet.Un un packing the scope and inspecting the items I find that one of the crosshairs in the finderscope (meade 8x50) is broken. New finderscope I think, what are your recommendations.Also, on mounting the scope to the tripod I find that it will still (rock) if pushed gently, the tension knob is tight but not overly so, and the AZ lock still permits the forks to turn if persuaded gently, how locked is locked?There are 2 allen bolts attaching a plate to either side of the OTA behind the top of each fork that are quite inaccessible, 2 of these allow some movement of the OTA, this may be important, advice please.The power supply sent by the vendor (12v dc 2.5A) doesn't work, not the end of the world but is this the correct supply for this scope? instructions say 12v dc 5A.Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hello and welcome to the SGL. I assume that you bought this scope second hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerbaz Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi, Yes I did. Thank you for your prompt response, unexpected, sorry for the delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 The supplied power supply is 12 volt 2.5amp, the screws should be easily accessible if you rotate the OTA , there is still a small amount of movement when the clutches are locked and if you push it hard enough it will rotate.I purchased an Antares right angled illuminated finder that fits in the Meade rings as it makes it much easier to see.One more point, there are stops on the RA axis so you need to rotate it fully east and west then make sure it's at the halfway point between the two then set it to zero, obviously doesn't mention anything about this in the manual Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerbaz Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 good evening. I Installed the requisite number and type of batteries in the fork legs, connected the handcontroller and auto focuser and switched on. It is necessary to remove the dust cover and fix the prism and eyepiece prior to switching on. the scope will not do somersaults between the fork legs with the eyepiece in situ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 hi mate and welcome from charl in south wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 good evening. I Installed the requisite number and type of batteries in the fork legs, connected the handcontroller and auto focuser and switched on. It is necessary to remove the dust cover and fix the prism and eyepiece prior to switching on. the scope will not do somersaults between the fork legs with the eyepiece in situ?No, but it may just start tracking depending on how it was set up last time it was turned off.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan Euro Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi and welcome. Batteries will not last very long and please don't leave them in situ as they will likely rot. All the scope does when you switch it on is setup routine very slowly and if it does misbehave you can switch it off and look for the problem. Don't tighten the clutch up to tight it does not need it.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerbaz Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 I maybe had the clutch a little tight, I received an error message which said that if I see this message again with new batteries fitted to contact Meade customer Service. It spent quite a few mininutes just rotating AZ with the occasional dec focusser spinning. I must say that the Meade pdf manual is almost useless it's all over the place.It finally stopped so I turned it off in the almost park position( upside down) ,relased the clutches parked it and put it away. working in daylight will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Yes the manual is pretty useless, suggest you start a new thread in "getting started equipment help and advice" or "scopes and setups"Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seo Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi and welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi Bikerbaz and welcome to SGL, once you have sorted your teething troubles out, enjoy your scope and the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hello and welcome to the forum The cross hairs in the Meade finders are very thin and, unless illuminated, I find they dissapear against the dark background of the night sky. I replaced one I had with some 1kg breaking strain fishing line secured with a dab of superglue in place of the stock ones.If the scope was bought new though I'd ask your supplier for a replacement finder to save having to mess around with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hello and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Welcome to SGL, Baz!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerbaz Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Thank you for now. I will continue with a new thread in general advice if necessary, and I think it may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Hi and welcome to SGL - Glad that you found us and hope that you enjoy your time here. I think that there's an astro group fairly local to you which you may find useful for help and support - Astronomy on the Costa Del SolLook forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Hello Baz and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triton1 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi there and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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