Travis, My 5 and 6 year old kids act about as you have described. I have purchased each one of the kids a set of inexpensive binoculars. They play with the ...
DS-2130AT Fried - October 20th, 2003 Thought I would share this lesson learned with the group of how I fried an excellent DS2130. The DS2130 was just an off...
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... Thank you both for confirming the missing washer; will contact Meade for the part. Interesting you both had difficulty with the 2x56 screws; mine went in...
... Update -- A "common" garden hose washer fits just fine and works well between the nut and the nylon gear. Tightening the nut, though, is another problem;...
Greetings, I am having problems with my DS2114ATS worm gear in that I am unable to slew the scope horizontally. I removed the base of the scope mount and the...
... Hi Paul - I would call Meade right away. If it is in warranty, they will send you a replacement part. If it is not in warranty, they will probably send...
Thanks Jake, I will call them right away. PT -----Original Message----- From: astro_jake Sent: Nov 3, 2003 11:47 PM To: Meade-DS-Telescopes@yahoogroups.com...
Hey DS Astrophotographers, i just picked up my Meade LPI today! i'll let you know how it stacks up next to my phillips ToUcam Pro and Logitech Quickcam Pro...
I have been troubled by the variable accuracy of the goto features of my DS90 for some time and have completed all the modifications such as drive electronics,...
... went ... backlight to ... side. ... had ... wrench ... my ... wrench. ... larger ... I'm glad to here you got the missing washer problem sorted out, on my...
I picked up a WalMart DS-2130 telescope for my son recently off eBay. It came with four .965" eyepieces, but I was thinking of purchasing one of those $99...
absolutely!!! i did just that. you won't be able to appreciate the quality of the 2130 and its large apeture with those .965 eyepieces. the celestron eyepiece...
Thanks for the info! I'm going to order the kit later today. Now, if Meade won't send me the "free" eyepiece adapter necessary to use the larger eyepieces, can...
yes, william vorce from telescope warehouse in las vegas, email address scopehed@... has the 2" to 1.25" eyepiece holder adapter that you will put on...
I read a message on doing alignment by going to known objects, i.e. Moon, Mars but I can't find the message. I would like to know how this alignment is done....
My DS114 may need collimation or optical alignment. I have noticed that when I use the electric focuser the object I am viewing starts to move diagonally...
I only checked the price at J and R Musicworld yesterday, and it was $99.88 , today it's $119.88 And at other shops on the net, they're upwards of $199 unless...
Hi - It sounds like your focuser may need to be tightened up a bit. All but the most expensive focusers (i.e. $200 and up) have some shift, but you can...
Interestingly enough...I placed my order on Amazon on October 30th. After placing my order, it said it would be shipped sometime in December. When I went back...
Mike, I picked up the Celestron kit that contains the eyepieces and filters. I have noticed a tremendous difference in the quality. I would recommend the kit....
In stead of using a terrestrial object use Polaris. Below is a couple of web sites I have found in the efforts of getting my auto star system to track star. I...
i got mine at "One Call" for $99.00, but i don't know if they still have them. ... From: Mike To: Meade-DS-Telescopes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November...
James, I read with interest your file concerning accessing the Alt drive of a 2130. My question is have you or anyone else accessed the RA drive base of the...
In order to facilitate discussion of the new Meade Lunar/Planetary Imager (which crosses over Meade product lines), I've created the Meade LPI group: ...
... they're ... get ... of ... finally ... You got a good deal! Yes, They still have the best price, but it's not currently in stock (according to their site)....
... 30th. After ... December. When I ... Musicworld. I ... and it ... Amazon. You just made it under the wire for the $99.88 price at J&R! Looking forward to...
FYI, I just ordered it from Adorama.com for $99.95 plus shipping ($14.45 for UPS 3 day). $14.95 more than with the free shipping on Amazon.com, but on Amazon...
