I made a similar post last week. Does anyone at Meade read this this forum? I think not as it would be too painful. Seriously recon that they should offer a...
Hi Has somebody any experience with a laser and/or cheshire collimator? I need to know advantages, disadvantages and which is the most simple and easiest to...
If you check the archives ...search for "laser collimator, laser collimation.. And this is something that you should do anyway...you can find several years ...
yup! I've done both. I forst bought an Orion cheshire and found everything blurred, even went out to buy new glasses. When I look down that tube and see the...
John, If I have been of help, it is my pleasure. I initially had some problems with the Orion Cheshire as well. I had to use two pairs of glasses, one to focus...
... I routinely use a barlowed laser now, based on instructions here: http://astro.neutral.org/eq/col.html (before you get upset about what he says in section...
Dave, He even mentioned the problems that I encountered, lack of repeatability and lack of precision as far as placing the return beam in the center of the ...
Got a real simple question. I have a 90mm Meade refractor - OEM version model 386D (just like a 395), but for the question I have lets just assume a DS-90. The...
Hi: Try an office supply store. Look for a shipping tube cap. I belive they are called "CAP-PLUG". My DS-90AT was shipped with a lens cover and a seperate dew...
Try Scopestuff Jerry in Arizona ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
I have a 4504 ota that is sitting in the corner gathering dust and I was wondering if anyone one knows if it is possible to get a dob mount for it. I prefer to...
Hi Fred - Sorry I don't have an answer fo you. I am in the same situation with my DS127 scope. I am sure there are plans somewhere, but they are for building...
Still working at this- From my search, it looks as if Jim Fly (http://www.catseyecollimation.com/) has a solution. But to use his system on the ATS, I have to...
John, There is a PDF document in the file section of our gropu's website entitled "Converting a DS-2114ATS into an enjoyable RFT". In this file I describe...
John, Just a final suggestion: If you don't want so, or feel unconfortable to disassemble the focuser, you can simply remove the pressure plate under the...
John, I did Carlos' method of removing the built-in barlow and thought you would like to know that it works perfectly. It is easy to do and easier to...
Saturday night here (SE NSW Australia) was a beautiful crisp cool night - perfect for viewing. Looking at Jupiter, with my DS2114ATS (plastic barlow removed) I...
Rod, Thanks for your very supporting feedback. I saw that you solved very creatively the problem of the eyepiece holder. Enjoy your RFT. Carlos ... From:...
Rod, It seems to me that your experiencing the effects of the inherent spherical aberration (SA) of all the short-tubed 114mm scopes from Meade or Celestron....
Hello, Does anyone know if it possible to attach a DS scope to a LX200GPS and if so where i can get the adapters to attach it from. I am looking at adding one...
I've been reading the posts and now i know about the bult in barlow lens on the focuser.Do i have to remove that lens to get better focus? Right now when i'm...
Vanessa, I don't think that you have to remove the barlow to reach more precise focus, but... I made some mods on my DS-2114ATS in order to convert it into a...
... hello i,m patrick sorry if my inglish is bad but im dutch! I also own a DS-2114 i also took out the lens(barlow) in the focusser but only taking the lens...
Ptrick, Yes, you got it. The trick is to make some mods in the focuser so to allow about 20mm of further infocus trave. The easier way is to concentrate...
