http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/ Support for Meade 4.5" Reflector Scopes Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:21:05 GMT FRANK ZALDIVAR http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10415 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10415 use a plum bob. string tied to the end of the rod with a weight. even a large nut. To: Meade4504Telescopes@yahoogroups.com From: intrepid7@... Date: Wed, Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:53:57 GMT intrepid7772000 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10414 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10414 Hello, How can you tell on a 114eq-dh4 if the counterweight is perpendicular to the ground before you do an alignment and after you balance the mount? Thanks Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:40:00 GMT dotrevino http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10413 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10413 Or if you ever used rechargable batteries, like NiCAD, they only gave 1.2 volts each, so you would need 10 to get to 12 V. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:55:08 GMT Joseph Guzman http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10412 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10412 Thinking about you Jim. Joe Guzman The Chicago Astronomer Founder & Administrator http://astronomer.proboards23.com ************************ Telescope & Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:58:40 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10411 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10411 Reminder from: Meade4504Telescopes Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/cal Meade4504Telescopes eGroup Anniversary Monday September Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:50:15 GMT brisleyastro http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10410 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10410 Motors are on correctly. The 497 got better results. Still have to work on alignment method, it was off a bit, then once I manually shifted the mount to Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:05:06 GMT scott grandstaff http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10409 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10409 The eyepiece holder is no biggie. Its just a sleeve, whatever will fit is fine and besides you have a setscrew to lock it down. Much more important (to me) is Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:10:53 GMT jegsailor http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10408 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10408 They're no longer giving them away... $15 plus shipping. I made a nice shelf out of marine cupholder. I also made an adapter holder for the 10-AA battery Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:07:19 GMT jegsailor http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10407 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10407 Thanks! I talked to Meade also... they're now charging $15 plus $5 shipping (to Northern Cal). Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:33:10 GMT Jerry http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10406 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10406 Siebert Optics sells an aluminum adapter that screws right on to the focuser drawtube and allows you to use either 2" or 1.25" eyepieces. Much better than the Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:28:53 GMT PIASAN@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10405 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10405 Any ideas on what might be going on? (I have a 497 I am planning on trying on it if the h20/electrically charges nebulae move out.) My power supply is a 12v Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:04:20 GMT brisleyastro http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10404 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10404 I just picked up some motors and a 4504 mount head. 2 sets of motors and 2 HC units. I put the head on my 4501 tripod and lubed the mount. I then attached Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:55:06 GMT scott grandstaff http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10403 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10403 The accessory shelf is just a drop in plate. So any pot lid you like or a larger tupperware lid,..... basically any disk that strikes your fancy will do. I Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:24:06 GMT PIASAN@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10402 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10402 In a message dated 8/2/2009 2:18:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jganz@... writes: Also, interestingly, when I called Meade, the guy claimed that I can Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:18:30 GMT jegsailor http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10401 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade4504Telescopes/message/10401 Just bought this telescope used for $70. Seems pretty good. It was missing the battery caddie, which I recreated with a 10-holder I found on the web. Now I'm