Hello, Anybody uses the Winstars planetarium do control the scope with Autostar 497? In the Telescope Menu of Winstars, we only have the connection to the ...
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Hello otlski Your idea i have also, but my scope move very slow. My Az Wormratio is 1660:1 and my Altworm Ratio is 2200:1. On Mell Bartels Sytem i need this...
Hi All, I have just got hold of a meade LX10 OTA (Same as 8"LX90 and 8"LX200) and am about to build a fork type mount for it. I also have a Autostar 492 motor...
Tony, Yes the DS motors can power a 10" ota but you are going to need some decent worms & worm gears. I would suggest at least 180 tooth gears for a 10" ota. I...
Tony, I modified a Meade 2080 (original meade 8" SCT) using a #492 kit (same as 492 but with Autostar included). It works fine even with an SLR camera...
Hello The High Voltage slewing run. You can see the circuit on my webside: www.gotodobson.de/autostareng.htm Clear sky ... in ... last ... why ... Autostar...
Hi, I question whether this use of two different voltages will work. It is my understanding that although the encoder wheel provides the primary positional...
Hello Dan Yes the two different voltages work. I have test it in the night. I have the same precision like normal Voltage. With the high Voltage 18V only the...
Hi Mischel, That is great news. Please keep us informed as to your progress, I have your web page bookmarked. Please do not worry about your English, it is...
Hi all, I have just got a 4" f500 refractor,my intention was to mount it piggy back on my c8 cg5 but it is a little heavier than I was expecting. my guess...
I was reading your posts about changing the DS motor gear ratios with great interest. I have a DS-powered C14 fork (216 teeth worm gear). With the stock DS...
Hello Great job. In my first experiments i have use the same combination of the Gears. To Slow for my Dobson . In Az i have 1660 teeth worm gear an in Alt 2200...
Hello Dan yes it works, but no guaranty for no desaster in the the driverboard or Motors. I will test it a longer Time. Let see what the substance say. I have...
Does anyone have the circuit diagram of a DS motor. I am primarily interested in whether there are more than just the interrupt wheel & interface, or if the...
No takers on this one, ok I'll ask a simpler question. what is the biggest scope or the most kit anybody has stacked on top of a cg-5 and still had the ds...
The motors are not the limiting factor. The mount itself is. I wouldn't put more than 16 to 18 pounds of telescope load on top of a CG-5 mount. You can...
The schematic has not been published by meade and nobody has reverse engineered it to my knowledge. No real reason to do it because of the proprietary IC on...
Hello: I feel to have responded of since they have marched the computerización my EQ5, but still am not in phase of tests. It does not focus the object, but I...
... Thanks for the info, I was afraid of that. ... I choose 12,000:1 because it looked close to the total gear ratio for the DS mounts (12320:1?) and I do have...
Hello Brynjar I have the same Problem. Nobody as meade have this diagram. I have look on the original circuit how it works. The primary device is the ...
... The motor itself is simply a motor. There are no specialized electronic components -inside- the motor. The special components are on a small circuit card...
Thanks Christopher, it works. but the alt ratio is more complicated because I can't drive the alt motor 360 degrees How can I resolve it? ... Az ... ...
thinking of sell this mount lxd 500b will come with a autostar starfinder handbox and motors autostar kit new mount in as new condition any interest let me...
I have a mounting plate for my CG5 mount that I put side by side a 4" refractor f5 and a 127mm maksutov. The mak would weigh close to the cg8 especially with...
