Weasner's Meade ETX-90 User Feedback

ETX-90RA FEEDBACK
Last updated: 30 September 2010

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Subject:	ETX90RA Lubrication Question
Sent:	Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:42:01
From:	Steve Siegel (stefans@enter.net)
I've been reading through your fabulous ETX site, greatly anticipating
my latest purchase, an ETX90RA from Ebay.

The scope came yesterday, and I can't be more pleased. It appears to be
almost new. There is a slight slow-mo RA sticking problem, so I
dissassembled the base to check things out. Amazingly, there is not a
spot of grease on anything! It as dry and clean as if assembled in a
clean room.

So my question is, did this scope somehow miss being lubed at the
factory before being shipped, or are they all like this?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best

Steve Siegel
Allentown, PA

Mike here: There is some lubrication. But that model is really old and the previous owner may have removed it. Try a very small amount of white lithium grease.

And:

Thanks Mike!
 
-Steve

Subject:	Re: ETX 1995 model
Sent:	Thursday, September 23, 2010 13:29:54
From:	dave launder (dave@led.co.nz)
thank you very much
we are just bunnies here!

Subject:	ETX 1995 model
Sent:	Thursday, September 23, 2010 02:12:23
From:	dave launder (dave@led.co.nz)
hello, we have just bought an ETX which pre-dates? the computer version
but has a PCB and 3 x AA batteries in the base which are obviously meant
to do something.

we are just using it manually but there is obviously more to it than
that

any help appreciated

best regards,
Dave

Mike here: That is the original ETX model, now known as the ETX-90RA. There is a power switch on the bottom of the base to turn on the Right Ascension drive. There is another switch to set Northern or Southern Hemisphere. If you don't have the manual, see this Meade web page: http://www.meade.com/manuals/etx/index.html.

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