Last August my fiance bought me a DS-114 telescope from Walmart. I believe this to be a fairly decent telescope to view what I wish to view. From what I was...
Hello, I wish to use the motors and control panel of a DS telescope to modify an LX50 and use it in equatorial mode. I have got an Autostar 495. I read on the...
Hi - Yes, it would be a good idea to update the Autostar. Updating the Autostar with the DS panel will not harm your Autostar. If you are modifying the motors...
Hello Everyone, Just a friendly reminder that this month is when Mars will be at its closest point to earth. Here is a message that came to me on the subject. ...
I put a file in section FILES. These are jpegs of the manuals for the DS114 and its autostar. Hope these help. You may also want to see some of my old ...
Ref: DS114-autostarManuals The file site would not take the 3meg zip file. So I will try to email you the file after this replay is out. I will use the email...
Hi - The complete Meade DS manual (covers all the original DS scopes, including the DS-114) is available on the group site in PDF format (i.e. Adobe Acrobat). ...
I have put matched a DS mount with my 90mm scope. The mount was purchased used. I have taken this mount completly apart and reassembled with the proper lube...
Hi John - Yes, it is normal for the DS mount to have some play. I can "lift" the end of my DS-90 almost an inch when everything is tightened down. When you...
Consider the tube assembly, mount , and tripod. There should not be much play of the mount on the tripod. But there will be some play as mentioned, when all is...
Hey folks, My name is Dan and here's my story: I recently bought the Wal-Martian DS 2130ATE and was able to get it to work OK (saw Jupiter and 4 moons) but was...
So, I was just wondering where to get the 12V power supply and adapter for this scope. I have the same one and would like to get more life out of the battery...
You know I'm sort of an electronics hobby guy and have a bunch of ac adapters laying around. I just picked out a 12V DC! one(MAKE SURE IT'S DC) that I thought...
Of course you realize you have to have a wall outlet or extension cord to plug into for this. I'm sure it wouldn't take to much to figure out a way to power it...
You can go to the following links. I have some suggestions that might work for you that I used on my DS114. Go to messages and look for any with jlb_codeman....
Cool, thanks for the info guys! On another note. I am planning to start doing a little astrophotography and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on...
Hi Dan - Two reasons: 1. 1.25" eyepieces have larger fields of view as a result of the larger barrel size. 2. No one makes good quality .965 EP's, since they...
... Hi - Here is a link to the ETX-70 Manual, which also contains a #494 manual as well. http://www.meade.com/manuals.d/pdf.d/etx70_manual.pdf -Jake...
My DS-80 and Autostar have been working exceptionally for me. Two questions though. I find that when I park the scope then come back say an hour later, when...
It is now past my birthday and summer vacation up north is coming. What 3 Eyepieces should I get for my Meade DS-2130? I am willing to spend $150-$200 for them...
Dear Eric, I have a Meade Telestar DS-2130, from WalMart. I bought some 1.25 eyepieces on eBay which have been significantly better than the .965 ones the...
I have the DS-2130AT. I am not able to focus. I find that with the drawtube adjusted all the way out I need to hold the eyepiece about one inch out of the tube...
I have a new DS2130 that won't slew 360 degrees horizontally (Az). It reaches a certain point where it stops but the motor continues to run. If I nudge it...
I've been having problems trying to update the AutoStar 495 firmware and software on my Mac OSX v10.2.6 running Virtual PC with Windows 98... if I haven't...
hello, im new here, just found this group. im looking for someone who uses yahoo messenger that can talk to me about my telescope. i need to learn how to...
... not ... FWIW, I bought a DS-80AT last year at Costco several weeks before my annual Thanksgiving BBQ and Star Party to alleviate the lines at my other...
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