I cannot get the konusmotor 500 to see out of

you may be able to buy the motor on Ebay and or by calling this large retailer on this web site:
http://www.opticsplanet.net/konus-telescopes.html?gclid=CI-VpPSno6sCFcKd7Qod_FF33w

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Highest theoretical power is 250x but it has to be a perfect night. konus does have very good optics but at f/4.3 it is a low power, wide field scope. So 500mm fl / 2mm eyepiece = 250x. Eyepieces of that high power have eye relief issues as well as blurry edges unless you want to pay $500 or more
Here is a good eyepiece which will give you 96x and 20mm eye relief. I own the 12.5mm version
http://agenaastro.com/agena-5-2mm-ed-eyepiece.html
BTW I rarely go over 150x with my big scope, the higher the power also equals seeing more atmosphere

No, why do you need it? There are several free planetarium programs available on the internet. Try this one; it's free and works very well.

http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/

Your telescope must be pointed DIRECTLY at them. Right now Venus, Mars, and Saturn at up in the evening sky after dark. Download a free planetarium software and locate the planets in the sky.

www.stellarium.org is a free software program

Here is a manual for a very similar Meade telescope:
http://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/Reflectors/Meade4500.pdf

To much magnification. DO NOT use the 2x barlow if you have one. Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the telescope.

Try again.

You have a reflector style telescope. They all go together pretty much the same way.

Meade maintains a web site with all of their manuals. Look under reflector for one similar to your telescope and download it for free.

http://www.meade.com/manuals/index.html

It would cost as much as a new complete mount. Here look:
http://www.optcorp.com/ProductList.aspx?uid=439-277

need owners manual

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