Does anyone know if the DS control panel Auxillary port is wired the same as the ETX and LX90? I am thinking of buying the LX90 APM 909 and attaching it to my...
... I'm also interested in the answer to this question. I did plug my LX90 APM into the AUX port the other night but my laptop wasn't able to get any response...
The port is wired exactly the same. However how the Autostar firmware responds to the APM-909 module changes between scope models as well as different firmware...
Ok, I'm going to buy an Autostar 497 on Ebay. I see ones called 497 with only numbers on the keypad and some with numbers and also words. Also there is an...
... You want the one with numbers only. The ones with words are the handpaddles for the Autostar II, and do **not** contain the Autostar itself (in the...
... My recent patch kits activate the 909 APM for -all- models of telescopes. If you don't have my patch kit installed, then the 909 APM will only be seen by...
Anyone know where I might find some plans for a DIY EQ mount that can have some DS motors mounted? All I could find are some made from pipe fittings. They...
You can get a CG-5 clone for under $300 from a number of dealers these days so unless you are doing it for the fun of it, it probably isn't worth it to try. ...
A couple of weeks ago the problem arose of purchasing Meade parts outside the USA, now that Telescope Warehouse appears to have run out of stock of DS motors...
Very simple answer why? I dared to call cheap asian mounts what they are. JUNK. Freedom of speech? Forget it! If Mollise took offences why not have the guts to...
Call it irony but I am the moderator who banned your butt on Meade- Uncensored. Uncle Rod didn't do it. Flaming other group members and/or using obscene...
... People love to run and hide behind 'Freedom Of Speech', but as the US constitution was written, it involves 'freedom of speech to criticize the (federal)...
Irony? I think not. However, I do owe Uncle Rod a big apology, "Sorry mate, I owe you a few Rebel Yell". What obscene language? Yes of course Mr Sir STALIN, no...
Hi, Rob, Well, everyone's entitled to their own opinion. And to express it *politely*. Nevertheless I can't agree with you re Asian mounts being junk. OK, I...
Hi JcBj, I agree with you about the internet being a grey legal area, for in one way it is treated as private property, but then it is a public forum where the...
... I would like to suggest that there are alternative reasons that apparently are not as "obvious". First, living in the Far North, the nearest astronomy club...
Hi Peter, Yes, your picture tells the story so well. It is beautiful. Definitely says something about a stable mount. What is the background magnitude? Truly,...
I've been in several groups that were somewhat on the wild and woolly side. I think one primary reason for moderation is to specifically stop the Flame Wars...
You know- this comes up every now & then in groups… seems to me that everyone ought to have respect for others and should have learned in kindergarten what...
You are not banned (yet!) and I am going to continue this thread because I find it interesting. If it gets out of hand I will reserve the option of shutting...
I once was a bouncer at the door of a more than infamous establishment in my college town. As the night went on and more and more of the lovely patrons of the...
OK Chris, get your point. Not sure what I wrote on Meade-Unc, maybe I had a few too many cans of VB and was feeling a bit hot under the collar. Granted, I am a...
Your best option is to make a friend or three in the USA. I am lucky enough to have some in Alabama (Chris E looks at the sky and and mumbles something about I...
N.E.Howard (Handbook of telescope making) has a decent plan which can be adapted to whatever size BSS shafts you want. All mounted on pillow blocks. The big...
Hey Peter, that's a pretty good picture you have taken. My nasty comments were aimed at the low end clones. Your Gemini probably performs admirably. Hmmmm,...
Chris, what motors do Meade, or any other company make that are compatible with the 497 Autostar? I have a couple of DS motors but not exactly impressed with...
... .. ... ?? Although i've never personally -visited- them (yet), there are a number of Aussie dealers who go far beyond the limits Meade places upon their US...
Hi, Rob, I'm not quite sure you picked up correctly. The picture I gave the link for was taken using my EQ3-2 mount, not my Gemini, and simply fired me up to...
