Hi - I'm not a regular here, but I found this group by doing the usual googling. I'll give a quick synopsis and then maybe someone can tell me if I should...
Hi to all, I just bought a new/old stock (very old - labelled with Meade's Cosa Mesa address) Meade 4500, so I thought I would introduce myself to this group. ...
Hi everyone, Can you get me back in astro-action again ? Short version: I'd really like to borrow a #506 cable to update a #494 handset. I live in Sussex U.K. ...
Hi Daniel, I just did a lot research lately when I bought my 4500 so I thought I might give you my 2 cents worth. You may want to ask Meade what size focuser...
... as I ... who ... basic ... a ... should ... show ... I ... It ... a ... locating ... clusters. It ... from ... Hi Dan and welcome. The 4.5 is a big step up...
... Cosa ... hiatus. ... finderscope ... often - ... Greg, by cover do you mean the dust cap? Or part of the finder itself? If you need a OEM finder or part of...
I've put up a series of photos taking you through the destruction of a 60 by 700 refractor to make a 9 by 50mm finderscope. Have fun and keep bandaids handy!....
Hi My name is Adam I have a meade 4504 telescope with the motor kind and I have been having trouble with the go to future and I was wondering if you mite know...
adam garner
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Jun 11, 2006 12:20 am
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Hi Adam, Try going to the group's file area and downloading a file called "Getting Started", which is available in both .doc and .pdf formats. It has ...
"jrgriggs01" was kind enough to post pictures of the insides of a DH motor in the Photos section. They include a closeup of a circuit board. These photos are...
Hi George, I am referring to the soft plastic dust cover that snaps onto the end of the 6X30 dew shield. I called Meade to see if they could send me one and...
hey new here to the group kinda,anyways i have a 4504 but just recieved my shorty orion 80mm,i noticed theres two mounting screws on top of the tube...
Welcome to the group! To try to answer your question, the 4504 mount is capable of holding up a 4504 and not much else. I have had success with mounting a...
hey its me agian i had another ?? i was wondering if anyone can help me out,my 114 is acting strange when it tries to target anything it swirls and constantly...
hey its me agian i was wondering whenever i try to star align the scope goes on its own and makin aligning tuff as nails,the motors are haunted or something...
I posted awhile ago asking if anyone had any pix of the circuit board for the DEC motor from a set of DH motors. (I burned a DEC circuit board pretty badly by...
Hi everybody...i recently got a 4504 meade 114mm with the EQ mount..but the guy that gave it to me didnt have the motors..and the key pad... (of course the...
You may just want to keep using the scope manually. Making your scope into a "goto" is going to take time, money and a lot of learning. But, assuming you're up...
The battery pack holding the 10 AA batteries for my 4505 was shattered when I got it. Are these available somewhere? Meade said they were no longer around....
You should be able to get a battery holder that will work at just about any Radio Shack. You may need to salvage the connector from your old pack, though. Be...
A couple of things regarding 4504 controllers, motors, and power... I bought a 4504 on eBay a while ago. It was in good working order, with the "Starfinder"...
... Well, if Meade bails on this one just get out your calipers and get me the O.S. diameter of the collar and I'll dig into may collection of dust covers....
... <http://www.thomas-distributing.com/battery-holders.htm>http://www.thomas-distributing.com/battery-holders.htm the part you want is 3/4 of the way down the...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Meade4504Telescopes group. File :...
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Jul 7, 2006 2:14 pm
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Meade4504Telescopes group. File :...
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Jul 7, 2006 3:04 pm
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Hi all, After more than a month (actually something like two months) waiting for my Meade Infinity Model 114EQ-DH4 (the OTA in fact made two trips from US to...
... They should... if the first customer service rep isn't willing, call back again... WARNING: Meade may accidently ship a "normal ETX 494" instead of a...
Go to the photos section of the "Meade_Autostar" Yahoo group. The first photo in the "Replace screen" folder shows a regular 494 and a Starfinder side-by-side....
