Sorry to go OT but I was wondering if anyone out there has posted on the Meade-DS-telescopes group as I have found that my postings onto that group appear to...
The owner of that group does not like the moderators of this group. He set up a competing group to another group owned by the moderators here and then worked...
Hey Guys, Haven't posted in a long time. I just got a Celestron C8 with Vixen Gp on a wood tripod for $600 for everything. I was planning on selling the...
If you have a pair of LXD-55 motors then all you have to do is select the 8" SCT LXD-55/75 from the telescope model menu and then go forth and slew! Be warned...
Unfortunately the only thing I can suggest is that they join the original MeadeDS group and ask their questions there. -Christopher Erickson ... From: John...
Hello i need your help... I was installing the DS motors to my mount the last week-end, but I haven't could configure the autostar 494. What telescope type is...
The 494 is very limited and you would like the 495/497 much more. The 494 can't change mount types. However you can change the axis ratios for the mount you...
I have a polaris GP with the ds motors attached via chris's brill brackets , I use an autostar 497 and have only just started to use it in anger . I have never...
Duncan, I assume the incorrect movement is from the DEC motor if this is the case try going into your ALT/DEC ratio setup and change the value from -3.28533 to...
Hi, Duncan, It sounds as though you may have a dodgy ratio sign. So here is an ... You can easily check your ratio signs. Make sure the ratio magnitudes are...
I made a bit of progress since last week - it was the motors... but they wern't stripped out. I did the resistor/cap mod and the squirlyness abated somewhat....
Hi Doug, I find the planets to be a bit off when I use an Autostar as well. All my stars and deep sky stuff will be fine but the planets are not always in the ...
Hi Doug, Seems you've made a quite a lot of progress since we met at French Camp. This is the SVP and Nighthawk, I guess? Anyway, what do you mean when you...
Hi Peter You were right , changing the signs worked , now when moving from Polaris to Arcturus it turns right !!!! thank you . One small prob though . With...
Tom, good to hear from you. On the planets, it's just real high, not even in the field of view for my red dot finder on the SVP. It does appear to be...
Went out tonight and everything worked like a charm. Goto's on DSO's were dead on in the eyepiece... most in the center of the eyepiece. Started out with M51,...
Calculations for planet positions are not trivial and sometimes the shortcut formulas the Autostar uses fall a bit short in accuracy. Another thing to watch...
Hi, Duncan, Autostar should remember the new ratios all the time. Mine certainly does with all the different firmwares I've installed. I suspect you are ...
If you double-check the telescope model setting after entering the ratios, the ratio numbers get reset. If you feel you must double-check the scope model...
Congratulations, Doug. I assume you're using the Nighthawk. Mighty impressive little scope. I'm not surprised that rig is putting everything dead center. A...
Tom, it is a good feeling. Did you get around to doing the tune up on the LXD55? ... my ... DSO's ... eyepiece. ... M35,36,37,and ... where I ... night ... ...
Not yet, Doug, It's working adequately for now. I have the mineral spirits, grease, crocus cloth, and new teflon bearings, but I haven't disassembled anything...
I did the SVP last week... man, what a diffrence getting that nasty chi-com grease out of there makes. I swear it reminds me of cosmoline. The mineral spirits...
Thanks Chris That is probably what I was doing.( your response to my last mail ) It was clear last night and the mount got its first real try out . So So at...
OUCH!!! Those clicks mean that unless you're very lucky you've damaged some teeth on a gear inside a motor. If it now jumps when slewing you lose alignment....
Actually there are three lives per motor as there are three identical gears in each DS motor and it is the one that is second to last in the train that gets...
I'll second John's replacement gears - I recieved a set in the mail yesterday and installed them. They are very, very nicely made, and a bargin for what they...
Well team I didnt build the spacer , but did run the drive and slew for a while after with no apparent ill effects ( I bet i did do some damage though ) But , ...
