Chuck, the mount just has a mind of its own. When I power it up it usually doesn't do anything. Just now I turned it on with the usual result - the hand controller turned on but nothing would work. I left it on for awhile then when I went back to see if anything had happened I found that the RA motor had suddenly decided to slew to who-knows-what and continued to run even when it ran into an obstacle. There's been no consistency in the way it works - or doesn't work. So, the short answer to your question is, I don't know what specifically is wrong. I would be happy to use it if I could just get the RA and Dec controls to work. I don't care about the go-to stuff. Any ideas? Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 5:12 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Meade products Do you know what, specifically, is wrong with the mount, Kim? I might be willing to make you a "salvage" offer on it. On 7/26/10, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
I am now in the market for a suitable replacement mount, but I don't have much money. If anyone has something that would work and would consider some kind of trade, please let me know.
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