Non-Member Access Request Saturday11/19 6pm

[Rachel Peterson]

Hi. I'm interested in coming by this Saturday around 6pm to work on fixing/restoring an older electronic Celestron telescope I found at Goodwill. I have no idea what I'm doing but having access to the electronics area should be helpful. Will any members be at the space around that time? Thanks

[David Ortiz-Grob]

I will most likely be around. Also that sounds awesome.

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Rachel Peterson <raepe...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi. I'm interested in coming by this Saturday around 6pm to work on fixing/restoring an older electronic Celestron telescope I found at Goodwill. I have no idea what I'm doing but having access to the electronics area should be helpful. Will any members be at the space around that time? Thanks

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[Rachel Peterson]

Thanks David - that's super. Looking forward to it.

On Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 2:38:50 PM UTC-5, David Ortiz-Grob wrote:

I will most likely be around. Also that sounds awesome.

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Rachel Peterson <raepe...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi. I'm interested in coming by this Saturday around 6pm to work on fixing/restoring an older electronic Celestron telescope I found at Goodwill. I have no idea what I'm doing but having access to the electronics area should be helpful. Will any members be at the space around that time? Thanks

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[McCarthy, Patrick (GE Appliances, Non-GE)]

Are you looking at working on the clock drive, or is the mirror assembly the issue?

 

Patrick McCarthy

Office 502-452-4071

Mobile 502-939-1756

[Rachel Peterson]

First time cracking open a telescope. I know there's a dusty mirror in there. When I plugged in the battery pack with fresh batteries, the hand control didn't start up. The bolts and metal parts are rusted. It was super dusty when I found it. I think it's a late 90's model that was sitting in someone's garage for years.... It seems to be a pretty good telescope with the hard case and assorted lenses and other stuff - nothing seems to be missing.

That's all I know. I'll be fumbling my way through with a little help from the internet. I plan on taking it apart, cleaning what I can, looking for loose connections and corrosion... I'd be thrilled to get some advice from a knowledgeable person.

Gracias

[Greg Miller]

Is it the Maksutov style scope? I worked on a lot of them that had
mechanical issues when a bunch were donated to the Louisville
Astronomical Society. I can't remember any solvable electronic issues
that weren't just a loose connection, usually I'd end up canabalizing
several to make a good one. But, if you can't get the electronics
working, they're still good scopes, so you can remove it from the
electronic mount and put it on a different one. As a "goto" scope, they
don't perform great, which was common for scopes at the time. Today's
scopes do build up a model of the errors in the mount to perform better.
But they're good optically once you find what you're looking for.

I won't be able to make it to the space at that time, but if you post
here I'll answer any questions I can.

[Rachel Peterson]

Thanks for the info. I suspected I could still use it without the electronic base. 

Internet says this is the style: 114GT is a "Bird Jones" design with a spherical mirror.

Rachel Peterson
(404) 433-9700

 

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[David Ortiz-Grob]

I've firmed up my schedule and I will def. be there tomorrow at 5:30-6

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[David Ortiz-Grob]

There's probably somebody there already but if not I will be there at 6:30 I got caught up in a caving trip