Not all 497s use the 14-pin LCD!

Follow this link for detailed information on the Autostar 497 versions: http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar/as_schematic.html

This LCD is a replacement for the 14-pin display. Ribbon cable is 15mm wide (0.6in)

Same size and color as the original Autostar display. White characters with red background. (red background is from the unit's built in backlight that is not changed)

Bonus! This LCD uses copper traces instead of the silver painted junk tracings on the original Autostar 497. The silver paint dries up and cracks over time where the ribbon cable bends.  That will never happen with copper trace! 

Also works in the AudioStar

This DOES NOT WORK in the 494
I have tested it on the 494 P/N 15-8003-00 Rev E and it did not light up at all

International Shipping

I am experimenting with First Class Mail Large Envelope.  Available to some countries. Stamps are around $6USD. There is no tracking and some risk. I email a photo of the package when it ships.  

This store cannot calculate shipping for international packages. For a quote please CONTACT US with your complete mailing address.
Shipping available to Canada, UK, and much of Europe 
UPS Letter can be around $35 USD
Priority Mail is around $40 USD
Some countries are more expensive

AutoStar II

Just thought we'd drop you a note and inform you that your LCD display module for the Meade hand controllers works perfectly in an Autostar II had controller. Only wrinkle is you need to put a 1n4148 signal diode across a filter capacitor in the contrast control circuit. Otherwise "it won't light up". Details are in a Cloudy Nights forum (excerpt attached).