Maybe $350 or so. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design Engineer 5432 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 529 Anchorage,...
Anyone in this group have a solution for this? About ready to give up. Re: SMART MOUNT QUESTION Well, I tried again this morning talking with customer service...
... it ... motors ... of ... other ... the ... the ... I have had the same problems. Using a cheap UPS from the local computer store Seems to have fixed the...
A while back I modded my LXD-500 using 114EQ motors. They're slipping now and I'm planning on getting new motors, only I was thinking of getting the LXD-55...
The DH and 1702 kit use an axle coupling unique to the 300, 500 and 114DH. As I recall there's a bit of a stub of the axles that you may be able to work with,...
Synta cloned the old Celestron GOTO system long before they purchased Celestron. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Anchorage,...
Well, on the weekend I managed to pull the old clutch assy apart, in the process to redesign with full lock and adjustable clutch friction. But, the worm is a...
Hi George, Thanks for your answer about this subject. I am going to try this, applying the LX200's drive system to a homemade GEM and see what it happens. Best...
What is the reommended voltage for the CG5 goto conversion using Meade#492 with a #497 controller? The battery pack, that comes with the 492 kit takes 10 1.5...
Hi, Terry, I actually use rechargeable NiMH batteries with my conversion and they work fine. I think that having 10 'normal' cells is simply to compensate for...
I've not spoke in many a day on this group. I will however offer my experience with this subject. The controller has it's own regulator that can handle up to...
Ok, I'm convinced, I like to get the Autostar #497, to make my eq mount go-to. The Australian dealers try to get the LXD75 motors from Meade, so far no...
Better to get a Yank friend to order them up for you from Meade customer support and send 'em over the pond. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" ...
Thanks Christopher, is Meade "happy" to sale it as a spare parts? How much should the two motor would cost? One more question (promise!), my eq mount has a...
At the moment, Meade seems to be content to sell some repair parts to users directly from Customer Support. Of course this is no guarantee that they will...
Thanks Chris, can I connect the output shaft directly with a coupler to the worm or need a specific sprocket for coupling? Would you have a drawing of the...
... See the "GearRatioGospel.txt" file in the group's Files section for starters... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RoboScope/files have fun --dick...
It is two spur gears in series. One has 35 teeth and the other has 37 teeth. "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design...
What number of teeth are on the spur gears on the mount that you chose to re-use? BTW, I would prefer it if you would top-post instead of bottom-post. "My...
There are probably a number of options for connecting the motors to your worm gears. Once you get the motors, you will be able to get a better idea of what...
After seeing the post below, I called Meade and "purchased" 2 drives for $150, or at least I thought. I just got a phone call from Meade telling me that price...
Hello Craig, Like I said before, I paid $150 dollars for both assemblies. This is the
second time I purchased these, they also were $150 dollars. Gary ... ...
im surprized they sold you the assemblies ... From: Gary J McCormick Sr To: RoboScope@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 11:07 PM Subject:...
My only problem was it took 2 phone calls and 2 months until I finally
received them. They told me they were on backorder. The second time I called
the Meade...
$287... can NOT be right. I would call back ... perhaps ask for SR? Warp Craig Combes <combes57@...> wrote: After seeing the post below, I called Meade...