I was searching for a Meade 5404 and found an add for one with an Autostar 494 controller. Were does this version of autostar fit into the hierarchy of ...
Mike, Unfortunately, StarFinder 494 EQ handbox's firmware is not upgradable. It's on a masked ROM. But it does have quite a few 495 capabilities (GOTO, etc.) ...
Oh, I forgot. 494/StarFinder does NOT have a RS232 port which a PC can interface with. There is a hardware hack to add some components to bring the RS232...
... Correct. Although you can update the User Objects (Comets, Satellites, Asteroids, Tours) ... Incorrect... the 494 uses the same Flash Rom as the 497, it's...
Dick, Thanks! I stand corrected. (Didn't bother to go back to see that old 494 "recovery" article that I know existed. I just vaguely recall its extreme...
... different ... metal ... pieces ... After hearing the the loud clicks,i tried to smell :)the assambly itself,i was afraid it was ruined! It doesn`t seem to...
If you are using the DH, most likely nothing bad will happen. The loud click did happen on me before due to VERY tight worm-worm gear meshing and/or mount-hit....
Ha Folks, I've just a question about autoguider on Autostar. The autostar accept only LX200 commands in guide speed mode, so direcly unusable with camera as...
Corrado, On paper, RA+-/DEC+- to LX200 basic serial commands conversion isn't difficult at all. The MCU has to chat with the 497 handbox's RS232 first to...
... Correct, although there are PC programs which can do the Autostar command creation given an ST7/Pictor as a "camera" input. K3CCD is one example for...
Hi, I have a SkyView Pro mount with the 497 autostar kit and using K3 + toucam for autoguiding. During the first tests I could do autoguiding sucessfully with...
I bought a #505-like cable from Grapplerone on Ebay. It has an RS-232 adaptor that the cable connects to via the 4-pin modular plug. Can this cable double as a...
I've posted to two other groups looking for information on my "new" LXD500 mount with DH motors/Autostar with very limited success. Though I've been a member...
Hi, Travis, Sorry, I can't help on the DH motors, but regarding the number of teeth on the gear wheel, just count the number of turns of the worm to rotate the...
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... run ... DS's ... that ... the ... number ... worrisome. ... i have the same setup and according to several links ,you have 144 teeths in your worm gear ,so...
... No... the cloning cable swaps *some* wires around to interchange the transmit and receive lines, while letting the ground wire stay where it is. The "505...
FYI..... Any Interest Out There??? This is simply a "feeler" to see if there is enough interest in these kits to warrant putting them together. This kit would...
Though I don't have an LXDXXX mount, I'd like to review the instructions to see if it could be fitted to the CG-5 clone mounts. If possible, then I'd be...
Thanks Peter and Hydrosalx!! I counted the revolutions according to Peter's instructions and entered the value 6.66192 into both settings. I counted twice and ...
If the motor shaft you are using is the same as the LXD55/75 motors and if the worm shaft is the same as that on the LXD - then it should fit without a hitch. ...
Just a minor point for non-standard adaptation. I think a very important parameter in doing the belt-tentioning (or gear-to-gear meshing) is the worm shaft...
I don't quite understand the question but will attempt an answer... The pulley sizes are as close as I could find to the original gear diameters - actually...
Warp, My question/point is that for anyone who did the roboscope mod using a different external spur-gear arranmgement other than the tandard LXCD55/75's 35T...
