Yesterday, after waiting about three years, I decided to once again try to get my DS-90 to work with Autostar. Here is the same problem I encountered three...
I had the same problem with my DS-80, except it was the alt motor. I exchanged the two motors, which made it work temporarily -- but eventually (1 month later)...
... The symptoms sound like it's not hearing from the encoders. First, try a Setup > Telescope > Calibrate. Each motor should run for about 2 seconds. Then...
I want to thank everyone for their input. Last night, while sorking on this, my Autostar simply went dead. I cannot get it to do anything now. Not even a...
Hi all, I'm from Belgium in Europe and want to buy a Meade DS-2130ATS. The problem is that this model is not available in Europe, dealers say. In this series,...
Whenever I try to import a tour to my 497, I get a KERNEL32 error in AU2.EXE and ASU closes down completely. I'm running ME at home. I tried the same thing on...
Koen There are a number of web sites that carry them. You should be able to find one by doing a search for it. I would not recommend getting one. I have one...
Hi all looking for help. Trying to get a meade 1240 electronic focuser for a ds2114ats scope. I cant find a uk supplier that has one or can get one. Does...
Hi Richard, Thank you for the reply. I'm a beginner so it's always interesting to hear someone's experiences. I was looking for the Meade DS-2130ATS because I ...
I've had my new Meade for almost a week now and have yet to get the Goto function to operate as it should. Before I ordered it and while I waited for delivery,...
Randy, I know and feel your pain.... Try to find posts I made to the group with regard to "Problems with DS 2130ATE Declination Movement" or any other post...
... Hi, The problem you will have is that the ds-2000 mount is an alt-az mount, that is, not equatorial. This means that for anything above a few seconds you ...
As some of you know, I've got a DS-80 that I've had some small problems with after an update to the latest and greatest firmware. I've borrowed a friend's ETX...
... Question: where is it coming -from- when it ends up too high? This -could- be dirt or grease on the encoder disk. If one vane of the disk was occluded by...
... Using a compass is not a bad approximation, but if you want accuracy, align using the North Star. And be sure that your latitude and longitude are ...
Thanks, Mike, for your response. I was afraid that was what I would hear. I've already tried to do as many of the things I've found in this forum as possible,...
Thanks for your response, Gary. I'll keep everyone posted if (or when) I find a solution. I'm not going to try to fix it myself as long as it is under...
... From the home position, to then align on the alignment stars. (in this case, Arcturus and Capella). ... Makes sense. I tried it, and it did show 90...
Hi all, I recieved the info before but the virus bug got me and I lost every thing provided for me for my DS 80 ; I had to reformat and you know what grief I...
Dear Group, I'd like to add a "fine focus" capability to the standard 1.25" focuser on a 6" Newtonian reflector. I've found a few helical fine-focusers, but...
I took some photos of Moon, Saturn, Venus and Jupiter to share. These are not stacked. I have downloaded the software to stack but have not had time to learn...
Hello all- I just got a new 497 computer for my DS-70, and I'm confronted with the following problem. I have calibrated the motors. When I ALIGN Two Star, and...
... What version of the firmware do you have? I've run into problems like that with older firmware. You can get the firmware ID by looking at the number when...
... (v3.1 by a later posting): You're fighting two things... lack of Training (Setup > Telescope > Train Drives ) and Meade's overenthusiastic "default"...
Well this was my 4th motor from meade and guess what it broke again! Called meade, again, said they would ship me out another one. I was just wanting to know...
