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Originally Posted by Merlin66
Good to hear that. I was just interested, as it's no longer produced I'm assuming getting spares in the future might have been an issue.
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The fact it's out of production and support is of concern, I hope I don't have a problem with it until I can afford a new scope (unlikely to be that lucky, it could be a while away). Of greater concern to me is the electronics, I've heard of more problems with them (including the motherboard and hand controller) than the motors and gears themselves.
I almost bought a spare service kit when they went out of production, just in case. But decided not to in the end, it was going to cost about $600 I think. So far so good, I haven't needed it.
On the bright side, with so much help and after-market support out there I'd think if I ever had a problem it would be solved reasonablly cheaply. There are people who have backward engineered all the electronics and the mechanics are have always been a subject for improvements by those inclined to do so. So there's reasonable support & knowledge out there to get around all but the worst of problems I expect.
Considering how many of these LX200 classic's sold, I figure there must be an awful lot out there still running that we don't hear about.
Roger.
