20 Most Recent Meade ETX-60 AT Telescope Questions & Answers

Best bet is to contact Meade tech support-- here:

http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

Can you see Light through it during the day time? If you can nothing is wrong. Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the TOP and try focusing on a distant object during the day time.

Turn the focus knob until you get a sharp image.

About the only thing you can do is buy another hand controller-- contact Meade for a new one.

I am assuming the hand controller cable cannot be replaced check it anyway and see if you can get someone to replace the plastic plug that goes into the telescope on the cable. Sometime these go bad. Any "network" cable guy should be about to replace the end.

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Contact Meade customer service:

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Either the buttons are STICKING on your hand controller, or the hand controller cable is defective.

Contact Meade customer service:
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Contact Meade directly for any replacement parts. You might also find something at a well stocked hardware store that will also work.

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The AZ worm gear is not engaging the gears. There is a spring next to the gear which applies pressure -- open up the base and see if the spring is loose or broken.

You need to tighten the friction lock - it acts as a slip clutch.

Could be several things:

You did Train the drives and CALIBRATED motors using the same power source you will use outside?

Do not run off of the internal batteries UNLESS they are brand new. Once the batteries drop below about 70% the hand controller goes a little crazy. That's why most people use an external power pack.

1. Replace the batteries, and do a Calibrate motors.

Did this fix it?

You can call Meade, they might sell you a rod??? Usually they want you to send the scope back to them for repair.

http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

Help in the links, videos, the maker and forums. Manual https://dokumen.tips/documents/meade-model-293-equatorial-refracting-telescope-manual.html?page=1 https://www.meade.com/content/support https://www.google.com/search?q=meade+model+293+manual ..

https://www.manualslib.com/brand/meade/telescope.html

Go to: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/525094/Meade-Ds-2000-Series-Autostar-Lnt-Smartfinder.html?page=11#manual

You can send me an e-mail and I will try to help you as I have the very same Quartz Controller on my 20 year old 10" scope.

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PS I am looking for a back up 784 controller for my scope.

Manual is here. Download and Print, or contact Meade direct.http://lawnandgarden.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/meade_instruments/60azd.html..