It worked fine indoors taking a couple of minutes to GPS lock, but the GPS just times out once I'd moved it to the shed. 😀 Much quicker and reliable than Meade ASU. Using the trial version for the update means it's free too. I can confirm that Starpatch from StarGPS works fine if you want to update it.
😬Īs you say, if the scope is only at one location then the GPS offers no benefits. If I realized they were PIC chips in the handset I'd have been a bit more careful. 🙂 I'll get one to to have a complete setup again though they are a bit pricey. Everything works better without it. GoTo is more reliable and setup takes a fraction of the time. 👍 😀 as long as yours is the GPS model, and not the classic.(non GPS) 👍īy the way, since the time bug of a couple of years ago when the Meade GPS stopped working, I simply stopped using the GPS entirely rather than risk a patch. Thanks in advance for any insights or experience. Wouldn't a normal manufacturer, making a radical change, call it Autostar III? Telescope Service tell me that an identical looking Autostar II handset which they can supply will only be compatible with an LX200 ACF.ĭoes anyone know whether there really are compatible and non-compatible Autostar II handsets? This strikes me as pretty bizarre. It has always had the 'Autostar II' handset from new. My scope is not an ACF but nor is it the original kind of LX200 with the substantial square-ish handset. I just need to buy a replacement but - it seems not to be as simple as that.
The handset of my 14 inch LX200 GPS has packed up after threatening to do so for a while.
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