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Hi Damien, Thanks for your continued interest. I looked back through all
my posts on this subject, and I didn't state anywhere that it is designed to
run off of rechargeables. I have always run it off 3xAAs.
I had an electronics whiz pull it apart and check it out. It turns out that I
was using the correct cable for external power, but it cannot handle 5v, as
there is no regulator built in. He said the manufacturer stuffed up. I have
located 1.5v supposed rechargeables at Jaycar; apparently they can't be charged as many times as the normal 1.2v ones can, but still much cheaper
to run than disposable batteries. They were out of stock so had to order them in. They are a great little tracker, and new features are frequently added.
The one before mine didn't have the external power port. The one after mine can use autoguiding.
raymo
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