In marketing term they have it wrong as the only time to buy a new/spare battery is when the present one fails in X years time. If they cannot be swapped over quickly and easily then you cannot take a spare set with you, which to me limits the usefulness of the scope. If they run down I take out the "old" 6 and drop in the new 6 and off I go again. I use a Meade ETX 70 for grab and go, I buy a set of 12 AA's from Poundland and drop 6 in the holder and use the scope. So why a set of tools and 30 minutes for what is a simple change of batteries ? No battery change take more the a minute. All the astro torches are a simple unscrew the end dro pout the old, drop in the new. My "question" is why do you need a tool set and 30 minutes to change a battery?īoth cameras I have have batteries, you remove a cover, take out the old and slot in the new, every mount has a battery pack, again remove the plastic holder lever out the old put in the new, Mobile phone the same - open up the rear, lever out the old one and drop in a new one. The response is good to get, at least they bothered and supplied information. If there is anything else that I can support you with please let me know.Ģ835 Columbia Street | Torrance, CA 90503
#Nextar mount how to
We will likely have an instructional video on how to do it when around the time when the batteries are starting to die out. A customer will be able to swap them out with a set of hand tools in about 30 minutes. for example it may read "Discharging - 9.91v (High)" Charging the battery once you get the scope wouldn't really hurt it.Īs for replacement batteries, We will be selling them in the future. The app will also display at what voltage the battery is discharging. You can view the power level on the app or on the hand controller. You do not need to fully charge the battery once you get the new scope unless the power level is low. (He mentioned that this is overkill and you could get away with refreshing the battery every six months)
#Nextar mount manual
The engineer that I spoke to they will be making an amendment to the manual stating if you plant on not using your mount for long periods of time, that you should refresh the battery every 3 months. The battery will hold a charge for very long periods of time and is designed to last 10 years before needing a replacement. They have informed me that they type of chemistry that is being used in the battery is Lithium Phosphate. I have attached their response which I received only a few hours after my call.Īfter talking to our Product Development team. So this morning I called Celestron first thing and got a lot of answer about all of my questions. After receiving the setup earlier this week, and setting it up, I glanced through the enclosed owner's manual and there were no improvement or additions. One of the big areas of concern I had was about the battery. It's not very long and it's not very content rich let's say. Before purchasing my Evolution 8 I downloaded the owner's manual and read through it.
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