In a message dated 12/1/2007 7:57:39 P.M. Central Standard Time, b3kirwiz@... writes: Meade is having serious financial problems. Again. I hope they...
Everyone is having serious financial problems!! But in the case of Meade they are reorganizing and moving their main operations out of the PRC (People's...
... Wrong part of california! Way way wrong. LA and specifically Orange county in this case, is oh, about 19 easy driving hours away from me. Some of...
State regulations affect the whole state, even where you live!! There in some areas the local regulations can be even more draconian (for instance, LA city has...
Well, it's one thing if you take public money and tax exemptions and then blow town before you have lived up to your commitments and another if you decide to...
if you decide to relocate a long established business. Poor guy just doesn't know. I once knew all about apartments in Tustin & Costa Mesa. In fact I had one...
Hi all, First post, been lurking a bit. I picked up a 4504 a few weeks ago that has been upgraded to a 5" mirror. The scope came with a handful of goodies that...
Bill Vorce at Telescope Warehouse usually has 4.5 spherical (Meade) mirrors and mounts. I bought one of his Meade 4.5 mounts a while back to mount a Parabolic ...
A recent check shows that Bill Vorce only has the Meade 5" OTA. But I guess they are good. Well under $50, too. He may still have 4.5 and 5" Meade plastic...
Brian, The tube is too small, no clearance for the warm air off the mirror. But it may work better after adjusting to the colder air outside. Get a small...
... <w.brian.smith@...> wrote: ... Which indicates that a LOT of the light cone is completely missing the diagonal mirror and you're suffering severe ...
As Dick says the 114mm mirror in the 900 focal length is very common. I think Towa was making them in the '60s for Tasco and other brands. Production moved to...
A prior post mentioned http://www.chapmansltplus.com/tele.htm scroll down a tad and it looks like they have 4.5" mirrors for 9.99 which sounds pretty...
I haven't tested the 4.5" f8 supposedly parabolic mirror that I bought from him earlier this year yet. I only just got a mount for it last month from Telescope...
Thanks for the info everyone! I'll probably wind up stuffing the 4.5 inch mirror in this Meade and let the kids use it. I'll probably pick up a 10" SC after...
Thanks, I just ordered three (1 or 3 the shipping is the same $10.99). I didn't realize he still carried them. I have a couple with bad mirrors and one missing...
They're asking $70 on the web site, probably coming out of China for half that. I note the 114 mirror is 1/8 wave and the 6 and 8" are 1/4 wave. Harder to get...
and this christmas i have the opion of getting one of those backpack meade scopes,or a Meade Telestar Digitial DS-114,for 125 dollars,when the backpack model...
... Are you asking about a current model or a used scope? Currently, Meade sells just the short tube Newt in 114mm and only on the DS2000 goto mount. Sells for...
Several years ago after a family raising hiatus, I returned to astronomy. My first scope back was an 114EQ-DH4. As aperture fever took hold, I moved up to...
The DH drives will also fit the LXD 300 and 500 EQ mounts. The are generally in high demand as Meade isn't selling them anymore. A working set will usually...
... astronomy. My ... moved up ... observatory and I'm ... 114EQ-DH4 (sold ... three ... will ... wait for a ... If you are interested in selling a pair of the...
Hi I have been having random slew problems. Everything is working fine then suddenly both the motors go off at max speed until I either pull the power or get...
First thing to check in the cold is whether your power supply is still putting out the proper voltage and amperage UNDER LOAD. Batteries will lose the ability ...
Hi Jerry thanks for the reply. The power is good (i think) - its running from the mains with a regulated DC converter. Any tips on how to keep the connectors...
