Hi, Bill. I need a circuit board for a 10" LX50 but would also be interested in the entire fork assembly if you do not want to sell just the board. Mine...
hi i have just got a set of bobs knobs and iam try to line up the mirrors with an out if focus star method i can see the light ring with the dark center but...
You will have to recenter the star when you adjust the collimation, but you should also see the shadow of the secondary move either away or towards the center....
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...
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...
It is normal for the whole image to move when you adjust the secondary mirror, there is no way to avoid that. After each adjustment, recenter the star in the...
thanks josh for the fast reply i wll try again tomorrow night fingers crossed for clear skys just one thing when you screw in the bobs knobs do i leave them...
Well, you want the screws more tight than loose, you DO NOT want the secondary mirror coming loose, falling down the tube, and landing on your primary mirror,...
Hello Tom Depending on how far off center the dark spot is, you might want to switch to an EP with less magnification. You still have to use the handbox to ...
Hey Tom I wouldn't be too concerned about perfection here. You need great seeing to achieve that anyways. Leave the diagonal mounted. You'll be fine. Joe _____...
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...
Hello to all: I'm new to the users group, but not new to the lx-50. I do have a question though...I am in need of a dec fix kit. I know that scopelogic used...
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 too am having trouble locating the famous dec fix kit. I'm not even sure if I have it or not (see next post). I've even contacted scopelogic to see if...
Joseph: Yes, that is the gear configuration for the Dec Fix kit, so you already have it. With the third gear in the mix, it reverses the direction of motion...
No problem, Joseph. I'm not sure why you don't have the metal gear. The Dec Fix kit increases the torque, and I believe the metal gear was in the kit to...
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...
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, Deon: I have a Meade 201 autoguider and off-axis adapter that I would like to sell. The unit plugs into the autogiude port and needs a 12v power...
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...
I'm pretty sure that the star shoot autoguider will work with the LX-50, the guide port is the ST-4 port. I used a shoestring astronomy GPUSB interface with my...
That should read: "...WITH the standard cable that came with the Starshoot." It did not require any modification of the cable or the LX-50 front panel jack. ...
Thank you everybody for your response.Josh, I have tried to get hold of the DEC fix kit with no luck.If you know of a supplier who can assist it would be much...
Last place I knew of was scopelogic http://www.scopelogic.com/Item.aspx?id=0103 but they are no longer making them as well. I placed a want ad on astromart a...
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...
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