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Like the Ford Ranger truck or Toyota Camry sedan, this model has a long history and we need to be clear on the year in which you purchased yours. Not...
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FWIW, I just loaded up my AVX with the ES ED127CF and the ES MN152 Comet Hunter side by side, each weighing about 15 lbs. plus the ADM connector that...
I decided to check the battery for the RTC (Real Time Clock) that is in the CGX-L and I assume the CGX as well. I could not find anywhere where this...
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Time to check the settings again. Since I now have a Starsense for my CGEM II I will have to check and see if the RTC is off in that controller. I...
After a successful set up on Sunday night with great alignment, I went to slew to my first target and...
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Hi Jim, I’ve had the AVX just short of a year. This was the worst jam I’ve had, I knew the clutch was hard to move and often very close to the cover...
Hi everybody!
I’ve been thinking about using a Nexstar SE4 for lightweight take it with me setup. I’ll be using it in EQ mode with an ASI533MC pro...
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Your ability to accurately guide with this setup is limited. And you need VERY accurate guiding for imaging smaller fainter galaxies. This mount will...
Hello everybody,
I have an AVX mount running on Celestron’s 110v ac-12v dc 5amp power supply. I just got ASIAR Pro and I wonder if I go to 110v ac...
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I would't be surprised if 5A was enough. Those devices seldom take very much current and the amperage specified is usually the maximum possible surge...
When I set up last night, I noticed the mount pointed the telescope about 15° away from the first alignment star. I messed about checking the clock,...
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Some great suggestions here but from Sunday I'll be on GMT for 6 months as will all of my clocks!
I have a week off and for once it is dry, so time to make things a bit more useful in the back garden. After some negotiation with the better half I...
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Winter project 1b)
Thanks to Ed127
and my German colleague's 3D printing. I have an addon levelling device for my AVX Mount.
I've had my CGX since almost the very beginning. I was on a waitlist after it was announced so it's safe to say mine is an early model. Anyway, Over...
Hi, seems my 130 Nexstar goto early model is dying. Hookup up power, dead short,smoke and boom, blew a capacitor in power supply. Replaced capacitor...
Hello fellow AVX brothers and sisters. Last Thursday I got set up with my AVX mount, David H Levy etc. in my usual spot. Using the PA scope when...
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Could it have been a quick power glitch that erased your alignment. Sometimes when I accidentally graze my DC power plug it causes the power to very...
After the hand control for my 8SE died I ordered a new one. Of course, the style is slightly different from the old one and I can't find...
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No, Greenman, we will not execute them. That would put them out of their misery. They need to suffer. But you can supervise the smoldering sulfurated...
Evidently for the CGX versions there is a Calibrate Mount routine in the hand controller. It can calibrate RA offset for minor index errors, and the...
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BTW...Did you ever figure out how to calibrate the Mount??? That damn manual is worthless!!! I did get a polar alignment and a calibration done...
So I finally finally managed to get a working avx mount after some significant headaches and ordeals. I eagerly plugged in the mount via the...
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Now, this is only a suggestion, but I reckon Windows misidentified the scope driver. Probably best to plug it in with a wired keyboard attached - if...
For those who have successfully tried this and understand the vintage tripods and their flaws.
For s short period of time, during the transition from...
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Check this vendor's inventory periodically and see if anything he has comes close. His stock changes all the time.
So, I had an lxd75 that while loved, was just one headache after another. I wasn't in a position to pickup a brand new mount that would exceed what I...
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Thanks everyone. Sadly, that amazing deal seems to have not meant to be. The amazing staff at Markarian fine optics in Vancouver actually drove out a...
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