Lidl LXD75 telescope help thread

Did you calibrate the drives before trying to train them?

Yup.
I was
very carefull to take my time in setting this scope up as
I had a few days of torture with the ETX.


I removed the cover on the Drive unit and the encoder wheel looks fine, no blobs of grease or any obstructions.

I did however notice the housing for the screw that holds the cover in place is literally rubbing off one of the cogs.
It has even left a circular mark on the wheel and it's a little worn.

I tried the other autostar handbox on the unit also Just
in case it was an issue with the unit or cable.

I reset it and set it up for the LXD75.
This time I got as far as 3 star alignment' and then
the same meggage again.

I think the firmware 'locks' the autostar
when it gets an error like that and then when you start it
again it automatically does a calibrate motors
and will not allow you to bypass it unless the motors check out.
I juess it's to avoid any further potental damage.

No word back from Meade Germany.
Boo.
I had a fault with a Cannon I reciently bought and I have
to say they were nothing short of fantastic with regards
ease of return and speed of repair.

Meade are slowly entering into my bad books.

If the DEC drive went off on its own like that its likley an encoder problem.

Sorry. :oops:
It's the RA drive.

I'm having a bad day....

Hi

Anyone checked here?

www.weasner.com/lxd/index.html

Barberskum wrote:

It's the RA drive.

I have an RA drive fault too. Similar pattern to what you described, but I actually got a burning smell from the drive when it failed. Fatal, I'm afraid.

Seán

Hi Seanl,
that does indeed sound like its blown, I suspect you'll be getting a replacement from Germany.

Has anyone got one that actually works