... Celestron used to sell the C8 in this configuration on a Super Polaris mount. They work well for visual but are a little touchy when you try to image. The...
So which patch are we using (26e4 or 26D4) now or are we just updating the software to the Meade 26ED that apparently already list the LXD55? Also, do all...
I am sort of divided on which version of the firmware to use. But I am clear in my opinion that you should ALWAYS use a patched firmware instead of a Meade...
Hey Guys, Can anyone point me to a place on the web where I could find the 492 kit manual in pdf or some other format? Thanks! Christian. [Non-text portions of...
One quick, ignorant question. What about memory size between the 495 and 497? Do both of them have the same amount? Can we store the same number of objects...
They are exactly the same inside. Meade loaded different firmware into them at the factory and sold them as different models for marketing reasons. ...
The #492 kit came with a single-sided 8x10 piece of glossy paper with terse instructions on how to attach the parts to a DS-Series telescope. I still have one...
Thanks Chris. If you get to it, that's cool. If not, no biggie. My scope already has motor mount brackets that may be close to what I need so I wanted to...
Hi all, I just uploaded some pictures of my SkyView Pro AutoStar conversion using the Goto4All bracket/pulley kit if anybody is interested. The weekend...
I seemed to have a problem upgrading the 495 1.2ver. with 3.0 ASU too. ASU 3.0 did work with safe load. I now have a 497 autostar with 26ed. Now if I could...
hi all i just salvaged a wormgear from a ford escort wiper motor.its got a nylon weel whith about 80 teeth.i want to use it for dec drive on a fork mount.any...
not at the moment chris.i dont have a web cam or digicam but i will be getting one soon. mitch. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
i have just tried using a small piece of thin grinding disc in between the weel and the end of the shaft. and it seems to be gripping ok. am i on the right...
Hi there guys, just done daylight test. Tracking jupiter in polar mode as I type. so far no runaway motors :-) Astro society meeting tonight and the forecast...
I have both a Meade 495 and 497 controller, both 2 or more years old. When I tried loading the 495 with everything from my 497, it failed with not enough...
Hmmm.... I was told that older 495's have 500K or memory instead of 1mb and they cannot be upgraded to 497. Only the newer ones (don't know the date of the...
It was all lies. I have not seen a single 495 that isn't really a 497 inside. Mike Weasner's mega-ETX site has a LOT of discussion on this topic. Suffice it to...
Hi there simple test, open it up brave fellow, 2 rom chips = 1meg you cant easily jump from v1.2 software to the latest without first uploading the following ...
Just got back from first light with my goto4all roboscope everything checked out in daylight test, motor test, drive training the lot,then on first alignment...
I have version ASU 3.51 and just upgraded a 495 first to 25e and then to 26c with no problem. Michael D. Stephan Executive Director Potawatomi Wildlife Park ...
Hello, I've pretty much committed to the Autostar goto conversion for my old celestron/vixen GP mount. The two options from gleaning through this great forum...
It is SO MUCH EASIER to get precise and successful alignments when in Alt-Az configuration. It's too bad that it isn't easier to set up on GP-Style mounts. The...
I have been playing with LXD-55 motors for about two months now and of course DS motors for several years. I have been working to the conclusion that I prefer...
