Andrew Jackson wrote:

> Last night I put a new set of batteries into my ETX90EC. I then connected my
> computer via the Autostar. The scope had a 'motor failure error'. The
> batteries had depleted to 50%. When I tried the scope without the computer
> the batteries, although now somewhat depleted, powered the scope OK. I know
> the connection must use a lot of power but this was a surprise.
>
> I was wondering if anyone could confirm this to be normal behaviour and
> normal power drain.
>
> Regards
>
> Andrew Jackson

There is no way that connecting to the computer would cause this. However, if
you actually connected the RS232 connection to the ETX base instead of the
Autostar, it is quite possible that you drained the battery power, since you
would be applying power to the batteries. The 8 batteries in the ETX base
should last you easily throught 8 hour of viewing.

Clark
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