Hi: I haven't had any experience with this. What I HAVE had experience with is the Willam Optics line. I believe they produce a scope of just the sort you're...
Hi Thad: No doubt. Just like many, many folks returned their LX200GPSes in disgust. Yet, many folks, including me continue to use them without tears or ...
Huh! I'd no more go back to the days of AC synchro drive scopes than I'd go back to typewriters. I may be old, but I ain't a Luddite. ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise ...
Hi Gang: With my departure from AOL I had to find a new home for my blog... You'll now find it at: http://uncle-rods.blogspot.com/ Peace, Rod Mollise Author...
... Just curious: how would knowing the answer to your two questions (above) change anything? If you somehow suspect any of the facts, comments and musings ...
... Your comment is too tame. The office manager at my company nearly screamed when she heard what I uttered when the change occurred. For those who receive...
... BTW, the dust is inside the OTA. As I wrote in a previous article, it appears to be a crap shoot as to whether the fans will be wired correctly; some blow...
... WHen the RCX400 was announced I wanted one so badly it hurt, but I've long abandoned being an "unpaid early adopter beta tester" for anything because at my...
... Here are two examples from Doc G [from the RCX400 group] regarding his LX200R 16" OTA-only (which replaced the RCX400s): In many ways we are very fortunate...
Hi Thad: That's for darned sure. I would NEVER buy a new Meade (or Celestron) scope. Unless you want hassles, you wait...often a couple of years. Most people ...
Hi Gang: For a few pictures from my trip to speak at the Cherry Springs Star Party: http://skywatch.brainiac.com/starparty/starparty.htm Peace, Rod Mollise ...
Ok, this is easy. Make sure the fan "blows" and put a good filter over the intake. Not rocket science. ... Phil Chambers [ptchamb-at-svpal.org] (S.F. Bay...
Hi Phil: One would think. One would also think using Teflon instead of Nylon for dob bearing pads would also be a no-brainer, but Meade didn't get that,...
... I believe we're 100% on the same wavelength! :-) And one way to help get problems fixed is discussion in forums such as this one and the many others...
... Precisely! :-) There is a filter on the fan's intake and it functions correctly when the fan is wired correctly (in the "blow" mode when OTA air is blown ...
Very odd. It's been a long time since I've even seen a DC fan that could be reversed by switching the wires. All your usual fans, like you find in computers,...
Hmmm, Rod, your comment reminds me of the nylon dec bearings in the LX200's. LOL ... Phil Chambers [ptchamb-at-svpal.org] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)...
Hello. This is my first message to this group. I am from Spain and I look at the sky since I could remember. Now I own an Intes MK66, an Intes MK67 (for sale)...
Hi Thad: I've been told by those who should know that it most certainly is, and that they (Meade) are "worried" about it. Now...we'll see if they do something ...
Hi Todd, I just bought an Orion 80ED to piggyback on an 11" sct and am very pleased with it's overall performance. I would consider it an enhancement scope ...
Hi: Well, at least they did replace that with ball-bearings right at the end of the Classic's life, I believe... ;-) Peace, Rod Mollise Author of: Choosing and...
Hi Well, I did a "roller bearing conversion" on mine. T'wasnt easy. As a result I found that now the speeds are not the same in dec and azimuth. For any set...
Hello, I'm setting up an observatory and the chosen instrument is a Meade 16" LX200 OTA mounted on a Paramount ME. My local provider has suggested a dovetail...
... Agreed 100%; these new ED-glass APOs are truly a bargain and great performers. I used my Orion ED80 during the last full Moon with one of my DSLRs to see...
... Meade definitely did that for the 12" but I'm not sure about the 10", 8" and the 7" (Mak). MAPUG has details for those who wish to so-modify older Classics...
... I don't have any firsthand experience with a setup such as yours, but Doc G ([ragreiner] of MAPUG fame) has just setup a 16" OTA on a Paramount and has...
Hi: Definitely did with the 8 (buddy of mine had one), so I assume for the 10, too. I haven't seen any variety of the MCT in a long, long time (99 TSP, I ...
... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Think that's about as good an appraisal of that scope maker as I've ever seen....
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