Meade #1240 electric focuser, not just for ds models. - Meade #1240 Electric Focuser for all Meade DS-2000 models 07076

I bought the Meade #1240 intending to adapt it to a crayford focuser on a Meade SN10 on the usual LXD75 mount. The motor box of the focuser had to be fitted to a forward branching arm as few crayfords are flat and have screwed on plates covering the center of the adjuster axle. So the motor was turned around and engaged the plastic gear clamped by a nut on a hollow bolt that was setscrewed onto the shaft of the adjuster. The plastic eventually failed and a substitute was machined and drilled from a threaded steel bolt. This way, I can run the focuser from Envisage in Autostar Suite at the computer or any program that uses the ASCOM driver. The "fine" speed setting is very helpful in fine focusing although, if I had my druthers, I'd get an even bigger gear to put on the focuser knob shaft to get an overall lower and finer gear ratio.
Pros: Light, accurate, and runs on the Meade "Serial Bus" so it's adaptable to other Meade applications.
Cons: Only two speeds on the manual handbox; clutch slips on occasion; no easy way to unclutch

This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.