Hallo Mischel, vielen Dank. :-) I looked up the word "Zahnstange" and found it on this site http://www.drgears.com/gearterms/terms/symbolsNR.htm It means >>...
Thanx to all, once again this board shows just how helpful people are. obviously reading the retrofit pdf document i reached information overload and ...
Hi all Meade 492 kit, Autostar 497 and the Goto4All kit have now been fitted to my Vixen GP mount and, apart from the clouds, all is fine. However, I'm...
Nick, My only concern is that you say transformer, but I suspect that you are referring to what we call a wall wart here and since it was for charging a ...
Hi Bill, I think that Mc Master Carr, here is the USA might carry the plastic rack and pinions. Try www.mcmaster.com (I hope) they are one-stop shopping. Dan ...
It should draw only as much current as it needs. The power needs of this system seem to be kind of critical. Because it is designed to be run by batteries as...
Many thanks for your reply Don The old transformer was AC not DC (I need my eyes tested!) so I gave it back. I'm coming to the conclusion that a battery set up...
Hi everyone! I just wanted to thank you all for the help, and let you all know I finished the conversion of my Orion Sky View Deluxe mount using the DS motors....
This might be a little off topic but has anybody out there built a decent electronic focuser for a refractor to go along with you robotic mounts? I need one...
Hello Chris, i have seen in your web site that you have use a meade 1240 electronic focuser on your scope. Have you any photo of this focuser because i would...
Hello guys Where can i buy for cheep price Meade #1240 electronic focuser ? Also intersting for me is where can i buy Meade #492 boreken motors I need...
The focuser is a refractor focuser. You might want to check out JMI for SCT motofocusers. www.jimsmobile.com "My advice is free and worth every penny!" ...
Check will Bill Vorce at the Telescope Warehouse. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432 E. Northern...
... I ... the ... Charles, nice job! I take it that the cabling visible in the polarscope port is your encoder setup? I'd like to see a more detailed shot of...
Jeff I've built about 6 different motorized focusers. I have 4 working now. I prefer to make them with stepper motor with a worm on it driving a gear on the...
Yep. Check out the Files and Photos section of the group. 492 (DS) motors are driving much larger mounts than the EQ-6. The biggest challenge with the EQ-6 is...
That sounds like a pretty nice way to go - inexpensive, not too hard to make, good enough quality (it doesn't need to track!). Could you provide more details?...
... How about a 300W AT computer power supply? I currently use it to drive the peltier and fan on my modded webcam. Considering that it is designed to drive...
Most PC power supplies were not designed to run without a load on them so it is hard to say how reliable it will be over time with the +5, -5 and -12 VDC...
Don't know, Rarius. Apparently some folks have used them. They are noisier than you may think, though, as they are switching mode. Don ... From: Rarius...
Are you referring to my personal web site or the Yahoo group web site? IIRC, you have to remove the DS motor assemblies from their plastic housings to get them...
I've used them with excellent results by loading them with a discarded hard drive. Otherwise the DS motors alone do not put enough of a load to maintain...
Hi Grump, Wiliam and others, That sounds doable too. I'm pretty comfortable with steppers. I guess its the mechanical connections that I worry bought the...
William I put pictures and description on the "Files" section of the LXD55Telescope Yahoo Group under "Focuser". A stepper motor has 4 coils that you excite...
... to ... Jack, Thanks for the praise! You are correct that the cabling in the polarscope mount is for the encoders. These were on the scope when I bought it....
Jeff The motor drives a screw that drives a gear. The gear is a loose fit on the focuser shaft. On one side of the gear is a disk fastened to the shaft, and...
