Celestron Nexstar RS 232 PC Interface Cable

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Telescope Accessories

C

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Celestron Nexstar RS 232 PC Interface Cable

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B

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Many of the bad reviews here are based on the ignorance of the buyer, not the quality of the product. I still recommend taking both cables and a pc laptop just in case the bootloader issue happens again.

It is a simple rs232 adapter cable that adapts from the rj22 plug on the bottom of the hand controller and converts to a standard db9 plug. It does what it is supposed to do when updating the firmware on your hand controller. Newer hand controllers ha... Read More

Cons

It does not work with windows 10, it is not possible to connect. The “phone jack” end is not the standard size that fits my nexstsr 4se. Don't waste your time with this, just purchase the cable from celestron or some official dealer directly.

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Highlights

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Quality

With the celestron update software you can update it in a reasonably fast time 10 minutes

Perfect for connecting your computer with the rs232 connector to update the telescope or even direct your telescope to an objec... Read More

And its far too expensive because little others make the same product

Spent an hour fiddling with the setup yes i did check every possible com port setup

Competitiveness

Works with my celestron nexstar gps just as expected

The trendnet cable is female so it fits with this one even if it doesnt look like it it does

I got a sabrent serial to usb cable prolific chipset on amazon for it and it does not work

Connected to three different windows pcs an acer desktop a sony laptop and a nextbook tablet all three running the latest windo... Read More

Overview

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Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 76.8% of the reviews are reliable.

This product had a total of 535 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2022.