Unreliable - Meade ETX-125 PE UHTC Astro Telescope Premier Edition 125 PE w/ Tripod, AutoStar GOTO Controller. AutoAlign, SmartFinder, AutoStar Suite

The telescope had a broken star finder out of the box. Sent back and it was repaired under warranty but total time was 6-8 weeks. Took out of the box and began the autoalignment and in about 2 minutes, horizontal control motor failed. Sent back and was repaired again 6-8 weeks. Took out of the box and went through autoalignment. While centering on the first alignment star, telescope lost control and attempted to slew downward with no ability to control. When turned on just continues to want to go down. From smell, either a control circuit has failed or motor is about to burn out (vertical motor this time). All in all we love the images but the telescope is clearly unreliable.
Pros: Good Optics
Cons: Poor controls/motors

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