SynScan Handset ..Question

[UK1]

I have an NEQ6 pro
every time I start up the scope and go to "set up" all of the information I input the night before or minutes is correct ie: location etc ...but I have to keep resetting it to the correct time every time I start up. been bugging me for years

question: is this the norm with a synscan hand set ?
many thanks
rob

[Gruffalo]

Unless you keep it plugged into power, it cannot keep time, so, yes, it is normal. All the same. It just puts the last time, date, location into it's memory.

I would definitely prefer to always have to enter the time as well anyway.

[Nikolas]

No different to the nexstar on the celestron, you have to input date and time.

[Barrykgerdes]

You can buy a GPS extension kit that can find and enter these items when you re-start after a close down. Bintel have them. I got one some time ago. They work great.

Barry

[deanm]

I'm with Barry - I sourced a GPS unit for NEQ6 from Andrews for c.$200.

Worth every cent - no more entering wrong date format, time, location (particularly if you visit multiple sites).

Takes around 1 minute to triangulate on first set up & 10 seconds thereafter.

Highly recommended.

Dean

[frolinmod]

With the GPS unit all you need to remember (twice a year) is whether it's daylight savings time or not. Everything else you can just hit enter to. Once initialized you can unplug it. I find it to be a royal pain in the rear to be without the GPS unit.

[UK1]

I did not know there was such a thing for a telescope .... looked bintel cant see one ...many thanks
Rob

[Barrykgerdes]

Look at Bintel's site
Mounts
Accessories

It is the last item (page 3) $185 SynScan GPS

Barry