I have just replaced my #494 with a #497 so I can autoguide... The #497 seems to work OK, it drives the DS motors happily. I also bought a #505 cable to...
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DON'T TRY THAT CABLE AGAIN UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FOUND. Otherwise you risk damaging your Autostar or your PC. Do you have a multimeter? Can you check out the...
No. I run my telescope from a large 12V power supply... Its rated at about 5A at 12V so it ought to be OK. ... From: Jerry To: MeadeDS@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I read something that the autostar will lower contrast when connected to a PC when I was getting ready to connect mine. Can you download from your PC to the ...
Hi - After updating the #497 (32Ei) , and calibrating and training the motors I still get creeping after beep and erroneous slewing when tracking. Battery is a...
Try RESET, Reconfigure and RETRAIN. What scope model do you have? "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432...
Hi Jim: I was plagued with that mysterious slewing until I threw away the included Meade 120 volt to dc converter supplied for the Meade ETX 125. I have been...
With that cable, the PC could not see the Autostar at all! I have since tested that cable... It appears that there is an intermittant short between pins 4 and...
The display fades over about 1-2 seconds until I can only just read it... As soon as I unplug the cable the display returns to normal, again over a second or...
I was tempted to capitalize on this and buy the lot for resale but here is a link to an inexpensive rechargeable 12-volt power source that can easily be...
... I wouldn't consider it to be "inexpensive" when you factor in the cost of 27 AA rechargeable alkaline batteries (which presumably do NOT come with that...
... A follow up on this: I bought a few, figuring that with what I do I can always use them (or the parts). I attempted to take one apart without breaking it,...
Not much activity in this group lately, but here goes... I'm a new DS-114 owner, looking to find others to compare experiences -- preferably near southeastern...
What we lack in message volume we make up for in quality! The moderator team here probably has over 100 years of combined experience with astronomy and...
I love my DS2114ATS that I changed to a long tube 4504 and upgraded with a 497 autostar and some good 2" and 1.25" eyepieces. I have an 8" Hardin dob also but...
I use an Autostar 497 and have the new software update ( 3.2i??). In fact I have two 497's and both are slewing after they complete alignment. This slewing...
I'm replying to my own post, but after reading the group's previous replies o the same question, changing power sources is my next step. Thanks for the...
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Chris - Thanks. Getting a 1000 mamp, 12vdc power supply is not a fast order here ( Saudi Arabia desert survey crew ). I will try reset, configure, calibrate...
Hi Group ! Well I tried the Autostar 497 plus ds127ec motors on a new 1000 milliamp 12vdc power supply and got creep after beep on the first try. I'll do some...
Yes Chris - I think so - I have 3.1e on one hand control and 3.2e on the other. I was thinking about reprogramming the hand control from whatever its default...
I have a Meade 2130 AT. I'm looking at getting a 0.965 to 1.25 eyepiece adapter. I want to get 2-3 new eyepieces. Two questions: 1. What would be the best...
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