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Jul 1, 2004 10:32 am
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... Kinda crude there Red. Vicegrips?? You were out of pipe wrenches?? 8^) hee hehe You can buy hand knobs on flexy cables fairly reasonable In a pinch 1/2...
Scott, Which hand controller do you have? I have an updated (from 495) 497. If there is a way to get it to remember the setup data for time, daylight savings,...
... The only thing the Autostar remembers across power-ups is the state of the Daylight Savings switch (so it prompts with the previous answer), and the DATE...
I read with interest about the tripod spreader of Mr Ching I believe it was. A very elegant design I thought. So decided to make one. The radius is exactly 9"....
Jim- Very interesting post (another printout for the notebook!), I see now from your website that your main subject is solar system objects, which from what I...
RED Since you mentioned HBX port, that means the DH motor is in the scope. It is fairly inexpensive to get the non firmware updateable 494 controller in the ...
Red, I agree with Ching on this one. By the time you buy the parts and wire up something to do what you're talking about, you'll have as much or more invested...
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Jul 4, 2004 2:25 am
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Hi... I have just loaded a patch kit for Meade's newest Autostar firmware, version v32Ea, into the "Starfinder and Autostar"/Patches folder in the Files area...
Thanks for the info! Yah, I see so many of my DIY projects getting more expensive than the off-the-shelf projects. In the meantime, I clamped some vicegrips...
Just bought a used 4504 and it works well. Came with a bunch of 1.25" Plossls and they give a good picture for sure. My question is, how can I make the...
Just did this last week. Figure out why you have slop. On mine the gears were too far apart. So, instead of cutting down the housing to bring the pinion gear...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Meade4504Telescopes group: How do you observe the night sky? Choose the all that apply. o I enjoy...
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Jul 8, 2004 6:16 pm
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Hello, I have just brought a 4504 for my first telescope as I would like to get into astro photography, Can any one suggest any parts EG: eyepieces, filters,...
... would ... I am in the same boat. Just purchased mine last night on ebay. I really want an 8" reflector but that is out of my price range right now. I...
Look in the group's files area for a file named Getting Started.PDF. It should help answer your questions. (At least I hope so, that's why I wrote it!) ...
I think that if the focuser you have is like my DS114 it actually will accommodate a 2" eyepiece. The provide a .965" adapter. I believe that if you call...
... Hi David, That depends on what kind of photography. First and foremost you will need some kind of adapter to fit the camera to the Telescope. The cheapest...
Hi, all, I recently purchased a 4504 mount/motors/Starfinder for a lady who is a beginning amateur astronomer. The idea was that she could then enjoy many sky...
David and rolandvineyards, You've already received a lot of good input from the group. I can't help but stress four points from the outset: 1. Download and...
Wade, I've always had trouble getting the first alignment to be good. The GoTo seems to always fall short (i.e. not even in the fov of the finderscope). I just...
I thought all 4504's came with a 2" focuser? My 4400 came with a .965 -only- focuser, but the hole in the tube was already drilled for a 1 1/4" focuser (didn't...
Hi, everybody! After an almost year-long hiatus from astronomy and the Yahoo group, I'm back in business! Last July I left the Long Beach, WA Peninsula, and...
... Pi: Hey ! ! ! You're doing a lot better than I am. On a one-star alignment, mine still tracks to about 90 deg off. (It seeks Vega which should be at...
... What are you using for power? 10 AA batteries or something else ? I tried using a Radio Shack AC adapter which worked fine some of the time but also gave...
... Have you verified that the Site location is correct? Instead of using one of the database entries, I looked up my Long/Lat and created a new entry. Could...
You see, this is just the sort of feedback and support that I love about this group. Within minutes of my post, I'm getting useful input! What are you using...
