Hi all... my name is Frederick and I live in the UK. I am 84 but still very active. I have a Mead ETX125PE and a DSI1 camera. I am a very raw learner but very...
You are not at all alone. There is a yahoo Meade_DSI group here with almost 4k members. I am a particiapnt and there is a LOT of information there. Cheers, ...
There is also a DSI area on the Helpful Information: Astrophotography page on my ETX Site (www.weasner.com/etx). ... Mike Weasner Email: mweasner@......
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I recently had to tear down an ETX-80 in order to refit the bellcrank that controls the built in Barlow. I recorded the process here (Photos- ETX80 Tear Down)...
Hi All, Have all of you had the same problems I have with Meade support. I am sooooo frustrated with them it's hard to put into words without wanting to curse....
This won't do much to solve your problem, but at least you won't feel lonely. ;-) There are two things going on: First, Meade doesn't make the case. It is made...
Wow, yeah, the same thing happened to me with the case. It arrived with a BIG dent on one of the edges. I called OPT and they had Meade ship a new one out to...
My complaint with Meade is the cheaply made carrying bag for my tripod. The first time I packed it out to the car the seams started tearing. With the beading,...
That's exactly what concerns me. I want an LX200-ANC and am wondering if it would be a mistake. Michael ... From: "Cafarella, Edward M." <ecarfar@...> To:...
Good question. I bought the LX200 in 2001 and, while it had a couple of initial problems, it's been a solid scope. I then bought a ETX60 in 2002 and that...
What's an "ANC"...do you mean "ACF"? I'd wait a while for Meade to collect themselves...frankly, I am not sure new scopes are shipping from them yet, anyway. ...
Mine was cheaply made (in China) like everthing else ETX these days. The tripod bag has worked well for me, however...HOWSOMEEVER...I saw what was happening in...
Hi all...does anyone in the forum use the above combination and if so where do they mount the DSI... in the camera slot or do they replace the eyepiece with...
I don't think it matters but I would assume the camera slot would be better as you eliminate the mirror from the image chain. But, the drawback to that is...
In the same vein: I have an ETX70. Tried to get a replacement part from Meade directly . They told me that I had to go through a dealer . I contacted 3 dealers...
Well, how about just returning the scope to Meade for repair? Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and... The Urban...
Meade rarely sells parts for its products. Any time I've obtained them I've had to spend considerable time on the phone with several people. Unless it's a...
The threads are very fine and difficult to start w/o crossing. If I was faced with your problem I'd get get some thickened cyanoacrylate, I used "Great Planes"...
Yeah, they seem to be made of a descent quality Cordura knockoff. Cordura is a nylon and nylon is slippery stuff so the weave doesn't hold. Codura's course...
OPTCorp seems to be shipping the LX200-ACF in 8, 10, 12 and 16. the 14" and all the LX400-ACFs are preorder. Looks like the LX200 Classic SCT is history. But I...
Not sure what you mean by LX200 "classic." That scope hasn't been sold in...about five years, at least. -- Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a ...
Ed, Having worked on ETX over the years I would say the PE has the best mount Meade has put under the 125. When Meade tried to sell TeraBeam Networks Inc. the...
Thank you George for the detailed explanation. Experience shared, both good and bad, is valuable and appreciated. That's why I like these forums. Real people...
... And Dr. Clay has been posting on the LX200gps group that the currently delivering models are quite good.. lots of old (Irvine-production) Quality Control...
Thanks for the info. I assume you put the CA across the threads on the (stripped) plastic nut. thanks do you put the John Souders - Sr Development Engineer ...
You're lucky....that nut on the ETX60 is GLUED on! When I went to take it off, it snapped! ________________________________ From: ETXASTRO@yahoogroups.com...
