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Old 24-05-2014, 09:28 AM
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To add to Glens good advice, make sure you get the plug with the 2.1mm centre.
It looks almost identical to the 2.5mm type, which does also work but has a sloppy fit due to the slightly larger hole, and can plague your setup with momentary re-sets (due to momentary breaks in contact) as the mount slews and the cable moves.
This is another example of the lack of standardisation in astro gear.
Skywatcher and Celestron mostly us a connection with a 2.1 pin, whereas Meade uses a 2.5 ! ( & the 2.1 plug is then no good for powering Meade gear)
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