AutoStar Hand Controller lighting issue - Fixed
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2023
- I have several AutoStar II hand controllers and several times I have to go into the controller and touch up the solder joints for the light modules. Must be due to dropping the hand controller at times and I try to not drop it. I do have a holder for it but sometimes I drop the controller.
Perfect, I have the exact same problem and this video has really helped me. Thanks so much.
Glad the video helped you . Thanks for watching.
nice, thanks
Your welcome
Hi there! I’m having an issue similar to this one, as I’ve just bought a used telescope, the display is what I would describe as “characters overlapping” as it slides from right to left. It also displays gibberish characters where a letter should be. Any advice would be appreciated!
I can offer some suggestions and you also might want to go to the LX200GPS group located in the groups.io website. There are better experts on the Meade products than I am.
If you do not have a manual, the Meade.com website has them.
Autostar II hand controller has a setting to slow down the letters so you can read the message and to change the contrast of the letters. Try that first. There may be some CZcams videos on using the hand controller that are more in depth than my videos are.
Sometimes the soldered joints may need to be reheated at some locations on the circuit board. Also, the ribbon cable that goes to the LCD screen may need cleaning and that is usually the problem on the LCD text screen. There are several CZcams videos on that topic also. Here is one link; czcams.com/video/hPpxVjHqhjs/video.html&ab_channel=JohnCarter
Check the button battery on the circuit board in the telescopes’ base. It maybe low or dead.
When putting back in the button head screws, put a little grease on the threads. It helps prevent rust and locking. Stainless screws into aluminum screw holes tents to cause electrolysis because they are two different metals and prone to have moisture get to them because we are outside at night when dew happens.
If you are having issues with the buttons, I would suggest getting the self-adhesive touch button pad insert that I showed on one of my videos. They are under $15 as I recall. I got several because I had several AutoStar II hand controllers for backups. Link; buttonworx.com/telescopes/33-Autostar.html
Sometimes it could be the RS232 plug or cable connections to the hand controller or the telescope base. I have had to replace those plugs several times over the years. Sometimes I had to replace the 4-wire telephone type wire that those plugs use. If you need to fix them get a good wire clamp device for that plug type. The wire clamp would be good to have two or three of those different computer type plugs; www.amazon.com/BASGI-Crimping-Modular-Ethernet-Crimper/dp/B0CFY57BT2/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3CFACN8GGVZYX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.sq_SpRgXnaeehfIqSBlKcGgrEVqSDgWbaeobW77EPklZyxTeB9rGQKFJh6AuGk4Cakurnr-TnMWnnBn5jF7ZIfh3xI8giEx79X4IurXj7v5KOOCKLQw_kcaVSe5FxIF-W8Iv7DbGK0DyLb2LijM7QDESGWhsf_M0ep7z5ClE10M3pJL_2i02u8vHXaqrrhe2TdWhhz0MxGCiJQ0ucTVMKuOE2gj8IEtMxEBifhE5NbJ2pFkKu4XNTd17MfvtfaiC1VbhDjOkiC_9NMXBM3Qj4Lr5F6CUaqaGU-8YwvuFQlE.NsqhtZAQNVoejsoVujrx7GSAId8xO53pP-fA507bapE&dib_tag=se&keywords=RS-232+crimper+tool&qid=1709359290&s=hi&sprefix=rs-232+crimper+tool%2Ctools%2C147&sr=1-8.
Hope the above helps.
@@gadgetmanbowen3081 Major respect for the in depth reply, I’ll look into your suggestions when I get the chance to. Thank you good man