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Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

Dave — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:37:54 GMT

Thanks all the mount is SOLD.. Many thanks DAve

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Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

John Mahony — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:02:22 GMT

That's the original "classic" LX200. The fact that the power is 18V is good, since that means it has v3.x firmware. The earliest classics ran on 12V and used

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

John Mahony — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:58:47 GMT

The "stuck at Meade prompt" is a very common problem with the classic, and there are at least several possible causes, but I've never heard of the eprom being

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

Andy Eskelson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:09:01 GMT

They are not EEproms, (That's electrically erasable prom) They are Eprom, just plain old erasable, to do that you need to blast them with a fairly short

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

Dave — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:51:51 GMT

Hi Thanks for the info.. this was a job I did for a local scope shop to defork it... I dont have an LX200 and just wanted to offer up the carcass I was

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

Andy Eskelson — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:57:41 GMT

There is no firmware in the more modern sense. The program is held on two Eproms on the motherboard, and they are not user programmable as are things like the

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

Dave — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:28:57 GMT

Hi Again... from what I understanbd.. a capacitor failed on the motherboard and it was replaced.. however it appears the firm ware was erased as the only thing

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

Dave — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:23:47 GMT

Hello- I answered offline.. but I will answer here as well. front panel reads....... MEADE LX200 Computer drive system LX Quartz- DC servo Motor SMART DRIVE

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

P. Clay Sherrod — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:30:49 GMT

I have already asked this question off group and cannot seem to get a definite answer: it is either an LX200 or "LX Quartz". So far no clarification. Dr. Clay

Re: Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- fork

autostaretx — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:21:52 GMT

LX200 Classic, or LX200gps? --dick

Hello All- 10" LX200 fork mount for sale or parting it out- forks on

Dave — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:05:21 GMT

Hi All.. I have an LX200 mount (blown motherboard) That I am parting out or sale outright for $100..Both motors and geartrains are fine... front panel is

Re: Update cable for Autostar 11

starryskyn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:49:21 GMT

Autostar II is updated by computer and a cord that you can buy from Meade and several other sources. The LX200GPS cable (#507) is discussed at

Update cable for Autostar 11

Michael Aarons — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:48 GMT

Hello all, I want to update my Autostar 11 on my 14" LX200GPS. It's a very old version. I have no cable so I'll need to make one. I wonder if someone would be

Re: Dew INSIDE corrector plate

antimatter33 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:48:28 GMT

Good advice - plus, a Cat Cooler or any sort of fan will make dew formation on the inside nearly impossible. Pointing the scope toward the ground will also