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I am working with a local childrens science museum to set up their
telescope for Astronomy Day. They have an older (how old I can't tell) Meade 8" Newtonian with what appears to be the original mount and clock drive. The telescope was donated to them and they have no operator manual. I had a few minutes yesterday to check the optics (probably needs some alignment, but appears generally O.K.) and listen for the motor to run (I heard it) when plugged in (No ON/OFF switch!). My question concerns using the clock drive. I could find no way to engage/dis-engage the clock drive. Is this common on older Meade clock drives? Are they always engaged? Sorry I don't have any further info on the model or description of the drive. Thanks in advance. Daniel Cervantes |
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