MEADE DS and AutoStar

No more tangling !

One of the first problem encountered is wire tangling on the mount !
Below you can see how to fix most of the problem.

Indeed a millisecond interrupt of the power supply render the autostar completely inoperant for that session !
After this photo was done, I did a node of the poxer supply wire on the new bar and it is even better !

A 5mm hole was bored in the vertical part of the mount above the connexion plate.
One end of the bar has been threaded to accomodate two clamped nuts on the inside side (not seen).

Leveling helper !

A 5mm hole (1) was bored in the vertical part of the mount (the only flat one!) and in a pice of cornered 3mm thick aluminium plate.
After a time taking work to put the mount top horizontal (even when turning the DS all around), the bubble level was centered.
Previously a smaller hole (2) was done and an Allen screw and nut was slightly clamped to control the play.
When everything is leveled, all is firmly tighten.

Such system brings you the possibility to have your mount leveled in a couple of minutes in future sessions !

Texts and images of this web site all Copyright S. Weiller, 1998-2010