Meade SCT Fork Arm M-DA Family Dew Controllers

Astro-Smart’s integrated Meade SCT Fork Arm Dew Annihilator Controller for Meade telescopes.

(Model Meade MDA-2A, MDA-1A).

These products are Observatory Class Dew Heater Controllers With Long Distance Remote Control Dew Removal Operation. Typical Configurations for the Meade M-DA are shown below for the Meade series LX200, LX200GPS, LX200R, LX200ACF, LX600 and RCX400 schmidt-cassigrain telescope. The Meade M-DA can be setup with your telescope for troublefree operation controlled manually by the user supplied rotary dial selector switching from 0% to 100% PWM rate on all channels used. Astro-Smart is the innovator of this elegant automatic solution to your dew problem. The Meade Computerized Dew Annihilator ( Meade M-DA) are one of the most advanced dew controllers made available to the amateur or professional Astronomer and at a price comparable by no other system on the market. The Meade Computerized Dew Annihilator (Meade M-DA) are designed to be used with Meade fork arm telescopes which has more features than any other dew control system being offered at a fraction of the cost. The (Meade M-DA) integrates dew control into the fork arm of the very telescope you are using. Most users of the LX200 GPS/R/ACF; RCX400; and LX600 don’t use, let alone rely on, the battery compartment to run their telescope. Astro-Smart’s unique approach offers the clean and efficient use of this space to minimize loading and wire clustering and to provide a complete replacement solution to the existing battery compartment and cover currently offered for Meade 7″-14″ LX200GPS/R/ACF, 8″-14″ RCX400 ACF, and 10″-14″ LX600 telescopes. In addition, the scope can be brought back to its original condition without alteration in the event you need to send your scope back to the manufacturer or want to sell in the future since you keep the original unmodified battery compartment. The Meade CDA-R will solve your dew problems automatically while informing you every step of the way. Its like having a hired dew specialist at your disposal. The Meade M-DA systems incorporates a common two port heater capability controlling multiple channels. For instance, one channel CH1 heater may be used for the main imaging telescopes secondary corrector plate for dew control while CH2 heater can be used for the primary mirror, another mounted imaging scope, guider or finder scope or your eyepieces. If you want to be in control of the dew controller using 2 channels and don’t require automated decision making, the Meade M-DA simplistic operation is the product for you. The Meade M-DA picture is our lowest cost yet powerful 2 channel version of the system that is controlled by the users rotary dial selector switch if computer communications features are not required. For more information on operation of this product see the user manual links and video tutorial links on this page. Astro-Smart provides a drop in replacement for your battery compartment that came with your Meade Telescope. Just take it out and drop ours in. This method keeps your scope in original condition if someday you need to service or sell your scope maintaining warranty agreements.

Since, the inception of this unique product at Astro-Smart, the Meade M-DA was many years in the making, over long periods in astronomy using existing products on the market to control dew, identifying their weaknesses and limitations making the product you see before you. Features such as Patent Pending Heat Distribution which minimizes heat currents on optics during imaging, Humidity Measurement, Dew point and Differential Temperature Alarms with automated decision making on Dew Control, Updateable Firmware, Computer Control and Intelligent Software Computer GUI interface to name a few. The Meade M-DA is finally here!!! The Astro-Smart Computerized Dew Annihilator (Model Meade M-DA) are an Observatory Class Dew Removal System designed to be user friendly, serviceable, elegant and reliable and include the following features:

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Package Contents.

(Meade M-DA)

1. The Meade M-DA unit comes with One CD with user manual, Videos, Tutorials and Astro-Smart Sales Brochures.

Optional Accessories: Another convenient accessory that Astro-Smart offers is a right angle heater connector (RAHC-DM).This allows your heater to be connected to the Meade M-DA at a right angle. This may be convenient for you to alleviate any bending that you have of your heater connector and wire.

Another convenient accessory that Astro-Smart offers is the Y RCA heater connector (YHC-DM).This allows your heater to be connected to the Computerized Dew Annihilator PRO family with more than one heat strap. This may be convenient for you if you want to distribute two heat straps evenly or you need 5 straps on a 4 port system.

Another convenient accessory for the Meade M-DA that Astro-Smart offers is Two versions of power supplies based on your dew heating needs for 6 Amp or 10Amp 12 VDC supplies(PC12V10AMP-D). Another convenient accessory for your Meade M-DA that Astro-Smart offers is Three versions of power supplies based on your dew heating needs chosing between 6, 8 or 10Amp // 12 VDC supplies(PS12VXAMP-D).

Another product Astro-Smart offers is our Premium Dew Heater Straps for your Meade M-DA. Astro-Smart is proud to announce the offering of our Premium Dew Controller straps that can be used with the Astro-Smart Dew Controller products and compatible with other vendor dew controllers with RCA jack input to control temperature of your telescope optics, cameras, camera lens, telescope eyppieces and senstive electronics.

The materials used for these Premium Dew Straps include Industrial Velcro, High Qualtiy Insulating Material to project heat toward the optics and away from the atmosphere, 5 foot power cord with male RCA connector and Power Extension Cable Current capable of 10 Amps. The specifications of our various Premium Dew Straps, sizes and pricing are provided by clicking on this “LINK” provided to our Dew Heater Straps Product Page. BUY the Meade M-DA for Meade LX200 GPS/R/ACF, RCX-400, and LX600 now.