I got it on my third viewing night. What a bummer. Did a search here and no hits. Basically the motors are dead and would not calibrate/train or move at all....
Those 2000 series mounts are famous for having too thick of grease and not being properly set at the factory so the gears are meshing properly. The motors may...
Thanks Jerry. I'm sending this in for repair. I hope that they actually repair the mount rather than swaping for another potentially bad unit. Man, I knew that...
I am looking for someone who has the DS-2114. I have been able to see the moon and that's about it. I only get bright spots in the eyepiece when looking at...
hi i stupidly thought id be savin money by buying above off ebay, about middle last yr i could not seem to get it all set up thinkin it was handset sent it...
Hi, My name is Fred. My wife and I live in upstate NY were clouds are common and clear skies are not frequent. Can someone please help me understand the...
i dont think my last message went thru which is a pain in the ass as was long, so will write again, 4t i was saving money by getting a meadeDS2114 from ebay,...
Fred, You can update the firmware in the 497 (and 495), but not the 494. If you want to control your scope via software, you have to buy a cable. There are 2...
Moon and rest of sky in different planes of focus for sure Maybe you are letting eyepiece sit to low. Find a white blob, focus all the way in without look,...
Bright spots of varying size is maybe all you should expect to see. Any star or small planet is only going to show up as a pinprick of light when properly ...
Fred, The 497 is much more than a Tiffany version of the computer. In fact it is more like the Pentium version. The 494 is just barely able to get you looking...
Jim Too bad about your 114. I buy stuff off Ebay all the time and we all realize that it is buyer beware. If the controller is a 494 autostar than it is no...
No you don't NEED filters. They can be nice but are not needed. What you NEED are eyepieces. Call Meade and ask for the 1.25" screw on adapter for your...
Whoah! Stars such as Sirius, Rigel, et al are nothing but bright points of lights. You can't focus in on them and see surface features. No matter how much...
if one is too hook up the 494 to their laptop what will i really lose in comparison to the 497 as it seems the laptop pentiV would handle all the chores thanks...
Hello Group, I finally got to use my new 497 autostar controller. Wow, what a difference. It is a must to try and get one of these. My old 494 just ain't the...
Hi, one comment to the 'not upgrade able Autostar 494' - that's not true, it can ! I send mine to Meade's Service and they did an upgrade to the newest version...
Mark, Actually I think that is true. The autostar would then just be the connector. But then you have to carry your laptop everywhere you carry your scope! ...
One other thing is that the 497 uses the much cheaper (and able to be made at home) 505 cable, but the 494 Autostar needs the more expensive 506 cable. Also,...
I finally tried to collimate my 2130 from the factory outlet and had some problems. First off there isn't a collimation cap so I am just following the...
12V, 10Ahr acid battery, so power is not a problem here. I was able to recalibrate and retrain the motors after many trials and I don't see any more MUF...
Cool, I was just checking the basics. Good luck. ... and ... up. ... stop, ... using ... repair the ... Man, I ... to ... a clue ... <crazyj1251@> ... around...
I am using the Meade Possels that came with the DS2080 scope. I tossed the .965 eyepieces before I ever used them. The eye pieces give me good views of Saturn...
I just got a DS-90ATA and had to do the Tripod fix. What a piece of junk. Meade could have done better than a piece of rubber glued to metal. Anyway, the OTA...
I also have the long tube 2130, and I have never seen the "secondary mirror holder" Meade shows in the manual either. I basically line everything up until...
is here a place to get parts for the older telestar ds-60 telescopes? i am looking for the part that screws on the end of the focusing that the diagonal mirror...
