John, A tune up on the EQ4/5 goes without saying. I just got it today, and beat the new scope curse and was able to view for awhile, until the moon lit up my...
Leslie I think the reason you don't see this conversion is difficulty in getting hold of the gear that goes on the worm shaft making the conversion difficult. ...
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I have a large wooden fork mount driven by DS motors. Unfortunately the worm wheel I have is 221 teeth... Could one of the patch writers create a patch for...
... For the previous release (32Ea) i did write a you-can-modify-it patch (for use with StarPatch). I didn't do that for this release (yet). I'll see if i...
Hi, Although I have an electronic problem with one of the motors, my retrofit project is coming along. I posted a couple of pictures of the 1970 vintage mount...
Hello Is it possible to implement in Austostar menu a polar drift alignment method (i.e as a kind of autostar tour)? Would it be helpful in polar alignment ?...
I have an Autostar that was given to me dead. How do I know if it is a 495 or a 497. I would like to get it repaired. Does Meade still do the 495 Autostar...
You used to be able to tell them apart by the text at the top of the display. 497's said "ETX AUTOSTAR" and 495's said "AUTOSTAR". I don't think that is true...
... The 495 and the 497 are -exactly- the same internally. (hardware-wise). You may find that Meade charges more to -repair- a 495/497 than it costs to buy one...
... Of course, what we -both- forgot to ask was: Have you tried the Safe Load procedure?? Press-and-hold both ENTER and SCROLL DOWN and apply power. If it's...
Would anyone know a way to attach a tiny shaft for mounting a lightweight encoder wheel to the back side of a small 6 volt 400 watt DC motor for Autostar...
That's a stumper. How about spark welding? Like what they use to attach terminals and tabs to rechargeable batteries? "My advice is free and worth every...
Is there room on the front? How long is the shaft? Don ... From: "highertheflyer" <highertheflyer@...> To: <RoboScope@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday,...
Hi Don: The motor/gearbox combination I am attempting to use is from a small 6 volt powered screwdriver. My plan is to drive the Dec Axis worm gear from this...
I'm Roboscope novice, however at work a run CNC drilling machine to manufacture PCB's (printed circuit boards)for aerospace applications, I drill -SMALL- holes...
I would agree with Maverick. Send for the bit you need, or if you live in a big enough city, check out an industrial fastener or tool store. I used to work in...
Hi, I'm getting close, to working out the starfinder mod. What i'm wondering is about the 360:1 patch. and gears, The lxd55 mount has 2 gears one on motor...
The only thing you would have to change is the numerical sign in front of the axis ratios to indicate the change in axis drive direction. "My advice is free...
Can you use the AUX socket on the Power Panel of a DS-114 scope for a Auto-guider, Since I have adapted my CG-5 mount to a GOTO conversion, I know you can use...
It is for Auxiliary motors... ie a focuser. As far as I know, if you are using the RS232 for a planetarium program like StaryNight, then you can't autoguide......
... Rarius has the correct answer, but i'm going to expand upon it: (a) the AUX port is only for Meade devices with little PIC chips in them to speak to the...
Hi Jim, As a new member to this group and busy building a new observatory I find the info here very interesting so I make a suggestion, If their is NO shaft...
