Sony MDR-XB1000 detachable|recable mod

 https://youtu.be/rOvAni2ztB4?feature=shared

Sony SA-C5B

 was able to bring the electronics back to life with the help of online manual. these are good sounding speakers that sounds adequate for most music.

ETX Autostar display fixed

my etx90 is up for sale. there are inquiries but not a serious buyer yet. the only issue with my set is the display on the autostar that 'disappeared' . so i opened the autostar again last night to try and fix it. just to confirm if the issue was with the lcd cable, i did a reseat then checked the lcd. tried to view it against a white paper first and i noticed it was working!

then looking at the white paper on the 'backlight', i noticed it has faded and is already off white. so i thought maybe it needs a bright white as a backlight.

fortunately i still have some photo paper w adhesive and cut a portion that will fit the backlight... and it actually worked :)

i hope this can help other etx autostar users out there

another thing i observed/learned from this...

at some point in setting up the autostar the backlight will dim and when that happens i noticed i cant read any text again. but if i use my cellphone's camera, the text is visible. asked help from my boys to try and read it - they can! after some experimenting i noticed i can read the text if i put the autostar at ~arm's length. i guess i need to have my reading glasses calibrated again.

btw, i decided not to sell it anymore :D realized it's expensive to have a light 1250mm scope so i'll just make the most of it and do more moon shots while learning more of post processing.

some pictures of the autostar: