use a plum bob. string tied to the end of the rod with a weight. even a large nut. To: Meade4504Telescopes@yahoogroups.com From: intrepid7@... Date: Wed,...
Hello, How can you tell on a 114eq-dh4 if the counterweight is perpendicular to the ground before you do an alignment and after you balance the mount? Thanks ...
Thinking about you Jim. Joe Guzman The Chicago Astronomer Founder & Administrator http://astronomer.proboards23.com ************************ Telescope &...
Motors are on correctly. The 497 got better results. Still have to work on alignment method, it was off a bit, then once I manually shifted the mount to...
The eyepiece holder is no biggie. Its just a sleeve, whatever will fit is fine and besides you have a setscrew to lock it down. Much more important (to me) is...
They're no longer giving them away... $15 plus shipping. I made a nice shelf out of marine cupholder. I also made an adapter holder for the 10-AA battery...
Siebert Optics sells an aluminum adapter that screws right on to the focuser drawtube and allows you to use either 2" or 1.25" eyepieces. Much better than the...
Any ideas on what might be going on? (I have a 497 I am planning on trying on it if the h20/electrically charges nebulae move out.) My power supply is a 12v...
I just picked up some motors and a 4504 mount head. 2 sets of motors and 2 HC units. I put the head on my 4501 tripod and lubed the mount. I then attached...
The accessory shelf is just a drop in plate. So any pot lid you like or a larger tupperware lid,..... basically any disk that strikes your fancy will do. I...
In a message dated 8/2/2009 2:18:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jganz@... writes: Also, interestingly, when I called Meade, the guy claimed that I can...
Just bought this telescope used for $70. Seems pretty good. It was missing the battery caddie, which I recreated with a 10-holder I found on the web. Now I'm...
Hello, I have been using the 4504 for years now in mannual mode. Yesterday I decided to set up the motors and starfinder handset. Initially everything went...
... There are two ways to connect it to a computer: (a) -create- an AUX port. Here's how i did it: http://www.weasner.com/etx/techtips/ds_auxport.html ...then...
Hello all, The local humane society thrift shop has received the motor assemby and accessory kit for a Meade 4504 telescope, and is looking for an interested...
Hello, I have a 114EQ-DH4. How can I connect it to a computer? It doesn't have a aux port and what cable do I need if it is possible? Thanks, Steven...
Hi guys, I have been using the 4504 for years now and have been very happy with it, it has taught me a lot and showed some excellent stuff. To name a few over...
How many objects in the star finder/autostar ver 1.0? the instruction manual says 1400 but you referenced 9000 (I like that number better) is there a list of a...
Try not to repeat too much. IIRC power is fed to a coaxial jack on the RA drive, which then provides power to the DEC drive and the hand controller. ... center...
... The USer Objects (Comets, Asteroids, Tours, Satellites) are upgradable/changable with a 506 cable and Meade's Updater. The fundamental "9,000 object"...
Is the 494 database upgradeable with the 506 cable? If I got the 497 HC how can I get it to recognize the 114eq-dh4? The 497 seems to have a much larger...
I contacted Meade about a 2" to 1.25" adaptor. They don't have anymore for this scope. They basicly don't support this scope anymore so I bought one online at...
... I killed two stones with one bird by using a 12 volt power station (purchased years ago on sale at Sears) similar to http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LF3C18 ...
Hello Dick, Many thanks for the time you took to reply. You provided me with a lot of good info to go on. You are right, starfinder controler, no keypad....
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