Mike, Ah, Ha!! You have clutch slip, a problem common to all meade refractors in the DS series! The clutch is a friction clutch and soon becomes worthless....
Hi Marty, Yes, I have the same problem you and others have had, and I read your post of the "final solution". I also searched the archives (guess I should...
Hi Mike, Glad you found a simple (relatively) solution to the dec problem. I meant to say in my first post to you that all "reflectors" in the DS series have...
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Carlos, Thank you for the very good instructions on the conversion. I am very impressed!! Almost sorry I didn't do it myself, but very glad you did. Now that I...
Jerry, Thanks for your attention and for sending a scope in very good conditions. Thanks also to Phil, Clive and Dusan for all the incentive. Carlos Nogueira 5...
I'm new to astronomy and very excited. My ds 2130 long tube can't focus very well. I colliminated per manual "by eye". Is the investment of the lasermate or...
Carlos, Wonder magzine quality article and a great work! Just a question, do you have the detailed "15 minute Epoxy" info (e.g., bonding strength, chemical...
ccs_hello wrote: Just a question, do you have the detailed "15 minute Epoxy" info (e.g., bonding strength, chemical composition, brand, etc.) for the tinkers...
ccs_hello, A more complete description of the chemical composition of the epoxi bonder (I just found a bit more detail in the English version of the...
Carlos, Thank you for the info. Nice to know your rationale on not choosing the long cure Epoxy. I guess doing that on my 4.5" long tube mirror does not give...
ccs_hello wrote: I guess doing that on my 4.5" long tube mirror does not give too much of benefit, since its long f value. What do you think? Also, one...
ccs_hello wrote: Thank you for the info. Nice to know your rationale on not choosing the long cure Epoxy. ... ccs_hello Thanks for your interest: In fact, my...
Hello. I just got a Meade DS 2" mirror diagonal for my DS90AT, along with all the adapters and a Celestron 1.25 Plossl eyepiece kit in order to upgrade my...
I have a DS-2130AT and the optics have always been fairly good, and I collimate by eye as well. Orion has some non-laser collimators that are not that...
The tool is the Orion combination sight tube/catseye collimator. It is all that you need to precisely collimate your telescope for around $40 last I checked. ...
Hi All, I bought my son the DS-2130 AT and was wondering if anyone knew about any great deals on some good lense and filter packages for Christmas. I think...
Thanks Maritin for the advice. I'll try the vice grip idea. I didn't think of a "fine focus" idea. When I focus now, I seems to always "hunt" for the best ...
Hey, Amazon still has the celestron kit but it's 114.94 now ( shipping is free ), but it is well worth the price. I used to own the DS 2130 AT and it was like...
Hi Brian, Thanks for the info, I will order the Celestron kit. I have already received the free 1.25" adaptor from Meade(thanks to the great information I've...
In addition to the other responses you received there is lots of info on collimating a telescope in this forum. You should do a search on the subject. I have...
In addition to the other responses you received there is lots of info on collimating a telescope in this forum. You should do a search on the subject. I have...
I too got the Celestron kit and use it with my DS 2130 AT. But I must be missing something. I hear unanimous acclaim for 1.25² eyepieces vs. the .965²...
Bruce, I'd take Phil Pasteur's advice and get the cat's eye collimator from Orion. It's not a laser and will more than likely improve the collimation of your...
Re: [Meade-DS-Telescopes] lenses and filtersRick, I saw better image detail and contrast with the Celestron ep kit.The .965 ep's to e have a very low contrast...
Thanks for all the helpful responses. I met with success early this morning. Having tried all the suggestions and as the sun was rising, the light came on....
The friction rubber in my DS mount's tripod leg is not applying enough pressure holding up the OTA weight so the inner tube tends to go back fully retracted...
I needs some help. I'm new to astronomy and very excited. I have the DS-2130 long tube scope. It works pretty good but, I'm disappoint with the focusing....
I purchased a DS-2130 (but the Telestar brand) which does not have the 1-1/4 inch adapter. Does anyone know where I can get one? The focuser is a threaded...
Take a look at the following link as a starting point for info on Araldite, http://www.huntsman.com/structural-adhesives/index.cfm?PageID=4580 John ... From:...
