[Lvas] SkyWatcher EQ5 Power

[Fred Rayworth]

Shawn,

 

It's a lead acid battery, but sealed so you can't check the water level anyway. Just make sure the circuit breaker is set.

 

If it's completely dead, you may have to take it back.

 

Fred


 


Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:44:42 -0700
From: shawn.mann at gmail.com
To: lvas at lvlug.org
Subject: Re: [Lvas] SkyWatcher EQ5 Power


Thanks for the prompt reply!


This is the mount:
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/swtinc/product.php?id=122&class1=3&class2=304


I purchased this to power it:
http://www.celestron.com/c3/product.php?ProdID=371


But when I try to charge the Power Tank, it will not charge. So I am left with nothing to plug my mount into. What I'm trying to determine is if there is some way to get it to work without that, and without plugging it into my car. So you are saying I can buy an adapter called "12-volt DC - 2A (tip positive)" that I can use to plug it directly into an outlet?


Let me know if I am understanding correctly.




On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 8:24 PM, David Blanchette <Yahoo at awit.com> wrote:


At 08:01 PM 7/15/2009, you wrote:
>Hi guys. I just got an EQ5 mount, but the battery pack I got won't
>charge. Is there a way to plug this right into an extension cord so
>that I can try it out until I can get a new battery pack?

Assuming the EQ5 you are talking about is the Orion Skywatcher EQ5,
the features list on the website says it needs 12-volt DC - 2A (tip
positive).  You can buy AC/DC adapters of this power level.

I don't quite understand the whole "...battery pack won't charge..."
thing.  Sounds like you've got a connection backward or something.

-- David

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