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Calibrate motors and then TRAIN the drives-- this sets the gear backlash.
You should Calibrate motors every time you take it outside and Train drives at least once every year. The symptom you describe is called "rubberbanding".
No, just one--- this scope runs off of 12 volt DC battery like a car starter battery pack-- that has a cigarette lighter style 12 volt cable. This plugs into the power console on the telescope. You need the proper 12 volt cable which you can get from Meade and other telescope retailers--
This is called "rubber-banding". Your scope needs to be re-trained.
So, setup a target during the day at least 100 feet away from the scope (200 feet would be better, Calibrate motors using the same power source you use at night, and Train Drives. Later after dark, do a Calibrate sensors on Polaris.
You should train drives about once per year, and calibrate sensors about twice per year.
You may want to update the firmware before you Train Drives. The latest version is 43Eg available on the Meade.com web site. You with need the Autostar Updater Software also available on the Meade web site under Customer Service---- Downloads. Version 5.9
One thing you can do is to completely reset the controller and reinput everything back into it. If that doesn't work then you need a new hand controller.
It would be nice if you can take it to a local telescope shop and have them try your controller on one of theirs. Tom Net
I ended up replacing the Hand Controller with a new one. After that it started working. I brought the new one on E-bay. They seem to have the best prices. Forget about talking to Meade. Their innate ability to reply to your phone calls or emails just doesn't work. I will ***** buy a telescope from them again.
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