Hi folks: I've searched the forum, and got some good infor on adapting the Meade 1240 focuser. I'm missing one peice of information though. I'm getting an...
The 1240 focuser will plug into the AUX port and then allow you control from the AutoStar 497 with 4 speeds in both directions. This also eliminates the need...
Thanks Warp - happy news. I'll be posting pictures if I'm successful with the adaptation of the 1240 focuser to the Hardin Cray focuser. Michael ... control...
There are pics in the Tips&Tricks guide posted in the LXD55Telescope and WarpsCorp groups of the 1240 focuser mod to fit it to a Meade LXD55 SN Rack & Pinion...
One more thing, before you go through the trouble, plug the 1240 into the AUX port and make sure your AutoStar recognizes it. There were a couple of versions...
... Huh? My Autostar has recognized my ETX90's focuser in every version since 21Ea (inclusive). It may have worked before then, too, but that's when i...
One of the early upgrades left it out.... I notified Meade and they added back in another release - I don't remember which one.... long time ago when I first...
Hi everybody I'm in the process of retrofit my eq5 mount and i've been seeing some works with the #494 and some others with #497. The question is, what's the...
In a message dated 2/1/2005 8:32:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Sell a couple of 494's in the US on Ebay and you will be able to buy a 497 at the same place...
... To connect the 497 to your PC only requires wire and the connectors (an RJ11 and a DB9). (or a 505 cable). To connect the 494 to the computer requires a...
Thanks guys - all will be solved by experimentation. Besides, it's a moot point right now since the lxd75's are backordered for at least another couple of...
Brainstorm time. If you keep the pulley ratio the same as the spur gear ratio, you can simply reverse the tiny 2-wire motor plug on its circuit board connector...
In a message dated 2/2/2005 12:09:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Dick, very nice summary. I looked briefly in the 497 info regarding PEC but I have not found...
The guy did a nice job. I'm interested in how he raised the voltage that the motors see. I do believe they'll run faster and also take more current. Does...
Christopher et. al., I don't think the LXD55 motor circuit likes to have it's motor connector flipped. When the encoder motion is backwards from the expected...
I was wondering about that. I know the DS motors have a single photodiode so can't tell phase angle but I have not looked closely at the optical sensor...
Yes, you should still recompute the ratios. The Autostar maintains the axis ratios to six digits of precision and that should be your goal if you don't want to...
Basic math with fractions. If the old spur gear ratio was 35:37 and the new one is, say 1:1, then you will need to multiply the Autostar's old axis ratio by...
Ok then.... that's where I was headed.... So, in the case of a 40 turning a 42 tooth setup, the new ration would be: 2.41633. Thanks for your help and...
I spent more time than I should messing with a #494 trying it with a PC. The COM port connection is flaky and slow, definitely cannot be relied upon (don't...
... You need to be running firmware 32Ea or newer You need to be in POLAR mounting It then appears as "Smart Drive" inside the Setup > Telescope menu...
Hello all, I did my first test last night of my newly retrofitted CG5 mount. My previous mount was a Celestron fork on a heavy duty tripod. The new heavy duty...
