http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/ Autostar Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:01:54 GMT nabonide http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2713 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2713 I updated my Autostar 497ep to v5CE1. My scope is a new LX90 GPS. It seems to be working fine EXCEPT for the Tonight's Best guided tour--the tour picks Jupiter Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:53:29 GMT autostaretx http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2712 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2712 The symptoms you're seeing are, indeed, how it "works" at the moment. (in other words: i see the same thing) The -fast- answer is that AutostarUpdater does not Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:39:16 GMT tnstargazer http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2711 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2711 Hi all. New ETX-LS that is working well for me. I am trying to load up a custom tour, however I'm not sure about the AutoStar suite Updater program. I can Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:46:40 GMT James Morrison http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2710 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2710 Believe the compass declination for So Cal is in the area of 10 to 14 degrees E. Am not sure how the Dob autostars work, but I would check to see if there is Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:45:34 GMT warpedcorp http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2709 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2709 WarpsDrive Belt Conversion Kits - First Call - Open Orders This will probably be the final batch of WarpsDrive Belt Conversion Kits for the Meade LXD55, LXD75 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:05:03 GMT tincanandstring http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2708 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2708 I have been able to play with the NGC Autostar on the Dob a few times, it gets within a degree or so except at zenith (always within a degree if I take the Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:52:01 GMT autostaretx http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2707 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2707 Yes (mostly)... i sent patch43gg26.txt to Chris Carson, and he melded it into his StarGPS code to create Patch43E.spf So -his- version adds the ability to read Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:08:07 GMT Jan HK http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2706 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2706 I'm wondering about the following items: If I download the Patch http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/patches/patch43gg26.zip and combine it with Meade's 43Eg Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:17:40 GMT m1ss1nglink http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2705 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2705 Hi All, Just a little note for anyone trying to guide an AutoStar I system using PHD and ASCOM drivers. Do not try to trouble shoot it during the daytime. I Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:28:22 GMT nardoymila http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2704 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2704 Hallo Gene, yes i think that is very possible what you say, but i don´t know what thing can be bad because the connector is clean, the resistors an Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:01:33 GMT lynol1000 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2703 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2703 Hello Bernardo, What you saw when you had the other 497 attached and extra wires hanging off is why I mentioned shorted wires or dirty connections, random Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:27:25 GMT nardoymila http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2702 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2702 Hallo, Gene and Niall: - If i turn on the mount with the 497 not attached, the motors don?t move, all seems normal. - After a night sesion watching the sky Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:16:24 GMT njsgps http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2701 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2701 Hi Bernardo, The PIC code is protected, so there is no possibility of just replacing the PIC chip. However, second-hand, replacement, AutoStar 495 or 497 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:38:13 GMT lynol1000 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2700 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2700 Bernardo, The motors turning on/off at random could indicate some shorted wires or poor connections. With no 497 attached to the mount, do the motors ever Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:20:35 GMT nardoymila http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2699 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Meade_Autostar/message/2699 Hallo, sorry for my bad english. My 497 is bad, and when i connect it to the LXD75 mount, the motors turns on and off when they wants, and in the direction