Hello I am new to the group. I purchased an lx 50 at an auction and it does not have a hand controller. I have checked with Meade and other sites with no...
I have become telescope poor and would like to sell 3 of my telescopes including my LX-50. I have tried Cloudy Nights without much success. Can someone point...
If you wanted to use a compass equipped with a inclinometer to set the super wedge tilt plate for your latitude, would you use: a. Your latitude, or b. The...
I too am back after a long absence from the hobby. I built a 10" dob about 25 years ago and have used it off and on but it's plywood and bulky and heavy and...
I just installed the Dec fix kit. And after adjusting the clutch I have noticed that when I turn the Dec knob one way it moves with little effort. But when I...
What software programs are you guys using to connect an lx-50 with Magellan 2? I've gotten it to work with skymap pro 11, but nothing else. Has anyone gotten...
Hi Everyone After a long absence from the hobby I finely started using my 10" lx50 again. On and off for the last few weeks I have been viewing Jupiter and a...
My hand controller appears to be stuck. The 32x light is on and none of the buttons work. The declination motor also does not work but I suspect this might be...
I have purchased a scope with a Magellan II recently. It tracks about 5% too slowly. I tried looking at the RA motor assembly and the PIC that controls it. A...
I am trying to purchase a working Magellan II handbox with the 2.5 firmware version (not the 2.5K) Anyone wanting to part with this obsolete piece of...
Hey guys, I have an lx-50 that has worked like a charm for about 10 years. But something blew recently on the motherboard and I don't know how to fix it. Any...
For anyone who has this problem I have finally gotten around to making this easy... The H bridge driver chip has been made from Un-Obtainium (UB on the...
You bring up a very interesting point...that movement of the corrector plate, and thus the secondary mirror, will move these off-axis and thus introduce...
On my 10inch LX50, there is about a 1/16 of an inch clearence between the glass corrector and the cork spacers. Shouldn't the plate have shims to keep it...
Does anyone know of a Losmandy-style dovetail that will attach to a stock 8" LX50 without using rings? I'm looking to de-fork my OTA (and am open to offers on...
I am looking for the autoguider interface pin connections on the control panel of the LX50.What signals ativate the movement in RA and DEC? I would like to...
My LX50 developed an intermittant electrical problem. It seems to be temperature or moisture related. It works fine on a warm day but as it cools down, it...
Another Noob question. I just purchased a used LX50 and I've yet to use it in light of this *&^%*(*@ icestorm, and I am having trouble first figuring out if...
I have replaced the threaded adapter with the 1.25 dia hole at the back of the rear cell, with a custom 2" slip adapter.I wanted to replace Meade's standard...
Well, after 3 weeks of fustration and anticipation, I was able to resolve the circuit board issue.(Thanks to Beevo!)My next move will be flocking the inside of...
My LX 50 was used twice in the field unpowered in the 13 years I have had it. I recently retired and built an observatory and bought astro camera. Just have...
I have obtained a LX50 and would like to know what off axis auto guider(s)
available can be used that will interface and connect directly in to the
autoguider...
hi i have a 10 inch lx50 what size guide scope should i get i have been given a ng70ca scope 70mm (2.8") altazimuth refractor telescope with a 300mm focal...
hi all thanks for help i had a clear night this week and got out my 10 inch lx 50 this is the first time since my forks packed up iam now set up on an eq6...
hi all please help i have asked before re help with colmination of my 10 inch lx 50 and had usefull replys but i am still going mad trying to do this first i...
A fellow in Pennsylvania deforked his LX200GPS 10 inch OTA and put it on a Losmandy GM11. Now he wants to sell his leftovers and he prices it kind of high at...
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