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Meade 8" LX90 ACF - "Motor Fault"
Sorry if this has been asked and answered - I'm new here - I did a search, but didn't find anything that quite matched.
I'm helping my Dad set up his new 8" Meade LX90 ACF. He has ordered the 12V power supply, but it is on back-order, so we tried to get it going with 8 x C- cell batteries (brand-new Energizers).
We turned it on for the first time yesterday, and all seemed good - the hand control beeped and powered up, the scope did a little dance, and then it asked to be pointed to some aligning stars. Great!
We powered down, took it outside, and powered up. Beep! Beep! Beep! "Motor fault“. Power down, check battery polarity and wiring connectors, power up - same result! :-(
Now we can't get past this message, and the scope won't move under powered control, but it still moves freely when the locks are loosened back.
There's nothing in the owner's manual about this - is it a known issue?
Thanks in advance.
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