I agree...buyer beware. I bought mine from a retailer off Ebay and I guess I was fortunate enough to get an honest one. It came to me in great shape and ready...
Can anyone tell me what ACTUALLY initiates the motor unit failure message? My azimuth motor is locked in this state, after I had it completely apart to mend a...
Matthew, The encoder is what causes the motor unit fault. There is a light emitting diode that the encoder must spin near. When the encoder blocks the light...
As ever, thanks Jerry. I'm guessing, than, that the two wire plug is the UV LED (which looks fine) and the three wire on is some sort of photo-sensitive ...
Matthew, Meade sells complete motors on their Outlet site for about $15 a set. These are for the DS series scopes not the DS2000. Meade uses off the shelf...
... Actually, the LEDs are infra-red, not ultra violet. That means that you -can- "see" them, if you look at them with a video camera's electronic viewfinder...
Just a short note or history of my woes with a DS-80 GOTO mount. Bought several years ago, worked fine right out of the box on the first night then nothing but...
Is that a DS80 or a DS2080? Jerry in Arizona ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Bored stiff? Loosen up......
Scott, In that case I am very interested. Could you post some pictures of what you did? I have two DS mounts, one for my DS80 and one for my DS114. They both...
Jerry, I don't have a digital camera, I'll try to borrow one this weekend. that's the easy part. I don't know how to post pictures! But I'll try next week. It...
Very clever and thanks for the tip. I've been struggling with the slipping and sliding caused by this problem for a long while on my DS114. Your solution...
John, What you have said is the opposite solution to what I did! The allen setscrew is attached to the gear. I drilled and tapped the gear because it offered...
My canine companion knocked my DS90AT off the back porch a few days ago (I was unloading after a night at a dark site). Among other injuries (all easily...
Tony, Sounds to me like a blessing in disguise. Why not just replace that cheap plastic geared focuser with a nice crayford while you are at it. There are nice...
Jerry, I did look at replacement focusers, and, well, my budget isn't up for a $100+ focuser -- need it all for gas to get to dark sky sites (durn Jeep at...
The same thing happend to me, my DS80 fell over in a freak windstorm. Anyway, I pulled the drawtube out, and looked at where the teeth were missing. I then...
Dan, Now THAT's an idea worth pursuing! I have a hobby shop about three blocks from my house -- no gas needed to get there. SuperGlue I've got. Still...
Scott, You bet! It looks like someone else answered for me too. We all could use any help keeping these scopes working right. I love mine but also realize it's...
Hello all, Quick question, with an aparently complicated answer(for me). I have a DS-2130 ATS. 5" F7.7 (1000mm) for those of you that don't do math. Anyhow,...
... have a DS-2130 ATS. 5" ... having the most horrible ... I'm curious how well laser ... also have an internal barlow ... that impact my efforts? ... Hi...
Ken, That barlow/corrector can affect your efforts greatly. First off the two scopes I have had from Meade with those in the focuser had problems. The first...
I received a 4501 with an equatorial mount. I want to separate the mount from the tripod. There seems to be a bolt that holds the two together. When I try to...
