
autostar blank
#1
Posted 17 May 2007 - 08:10 AM
#2
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 17 May 2007 - 11:40 AM
Russ
#3
Posted 17 May 2007 - 12:01 PM
Steve S
12 " Meade LX90 GPS
13.1" Coulter Dobsonian--4sale,
80mm W.O. - Megrez SD
18" NGT / JMI
DSI 2 , LPI , Orion SSAG
Modified Canon 400D XTI
Panasonic DMC FZ50
#4
Posted 17 May 2007 - 04:33 PM
http://meade4m.com/f....php?topic=75.0
But your saying that the handbox has nothing in the l.e.d.s at all ? Have you checked the connection of the wire from the handbox to the scope ?
Steve S
12 " Meade LX90 GPS
13.1" Coulter Dobsonian--4sale,
80mm W.O. - Megrez SD
18" NGT / JMI
DSI 2 , LPI , Orion SSAG
Modified Canon 400D XTI
Panasonic DMC FZ50
#5
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 17 May 2007 - 06:37 PM
Russ
#6
Posted 18 May 2007 - 02:32 AM
First off , just connect the handbox to the scope and power it up .
What happens ?
Steve S
12 " Meade LX90 GPS
13.1" Coulter Dobsonian--4sale,
80mm W.O. - Megrez SD
18" NGT / JMI
DSI 2 , LPI , Orion SSAG
Modified Canon 400D XTI
Panasonic DMC FZ50
#7
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 18 May 2007 - 06:24 AM
Russ
#8
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 18 May 2007 - 10:30 AM
Russ
#9
Posted 18 May 2007 - 11:51 AM
I have heard of some "other" power supply units causing problems : The volts may be correct but the milli amprigde may be not enough .
Give this a try and lets see if it corrects the first issue .
Steve S
12 " Meade LX90 GPS
13.1" Coulter Dobsonian--4sale,
80mm W.O. - Megrez SD
18" NGT / JMI
DSI 2 , LPI , Orion SSAG
Modified Canon 400D XTI
Panasonic DMC FZ50
#10
Posted 18 May 2007 - 12:37 PM
#11
Posted 18 May 2007 - 03:25 PM
Russ : where to from here ?
Steve S
12 " Meade LX90 GPS
13.1" Coulter Dobsonian--4sale,
80mm W.O. - Megrez SD
18" NGT / JMI
DSI 2 , LPI , Orion SSAG
Modified Canon 400D XTI
Panasonic DMC FZ50
#12
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 19 May 2007 - 07:30 AM
Russ
#13
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 19 May 2007 - 08:22 AM
#14
Posted 19 May 2007 - 08:31 AM
#15
Posted 20 May 2007 - 06:29 AM
Steve S
12 " Meade LX90 GPS
13.1" Coulter Dobsonian--4sale,
80mm W.O. - Megrez SD
18" NGT / JMI
DSI 2 , LPI , Orion SSAG
Modified Canon 400D XTI
Panasonic DMC FZ50
#16
Posted 28 May 2007 - 06:37 AM
#17
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 28 May 2007 - 09:22 AM
Remember that the brain is in the 497 and that it must be reset and mated to your telescope (drive training and sensor calibration).
Russ
#18
Posted 28 May 2007 - 02:54 PM
#19
Guest_rtanton_*
Posted 29 May 2007 - 08:03 AM
Hello again, thanks for telling me I didnt know that. will it give me directions ? i don't think i had to last time as it was a display model when i bought it. I was looking at a manual from meade and some of it is covered so i'll see what i have to do. I see the part about training the drive but not about the sensor calibration. is it the same as the motor calibration? Thanks again.
Charlie, it is most often overlooked. Even swapping 497s from LX90 to LX90 it needs to go through this process. On a new AutoStar it calibrates the motors (encoders) on its first boot up. With your ebay unit you will want to go to select item>reset as your first step this will clear its memory and settings from the other telescope. AutoStar will reboot and go through the initialization questions (scope type, etc). You will then need to train the drives which is best done during the daytime. Your LX90 is a GPS unit and the sensors will need to be calibrated at night (select item>setup>telescope>calibrate sensors). This almost like the first step of your normal automatic alignment. It goes through it normal start up dance but instead pointing to its first alignment star it points to where it thinks Polaris is and asks that you center it with the handbox. After centering and pressing enter, your new 497 will be ready to go.
Russ
#20
Posted 29 May 2007 - 06:47 PM
Charlie
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users