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Re: LX-200 Classic RA gear box - horrible factory assembly

Barry Gerdes — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:40:23 GMT

Hi John I went through the Meade notes I had filed. The only Meade sevice bulletin is the one on the focuser. The rest are the notes that came with the various

Re: Spots! SPOTS!!

tombps — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:04:53 GMT

I got my first glass filter a few weeks ago and had a look through it yesterday (first, that is, since about 1980, which would have been a peak). I'd heard

Re: Spots! SPOTS!!

Rod Mollise — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:41:25 GMT

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Re: LX-200 Classic RA gear box - horrible factory assembly

John Mahony — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:10:57 GMT

... Right. I read it several years ago. ... That would be interesting. I didn't know there was that much out there. The only other repair instructions I've

LX-200 Classic - main mirrors were not aligned at the factory

tom_krajci — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:57:21 GMT

That is the sad conclusion I must reach after taking apart three LX-200 Classics - 2 x 12's and 1 x 8. Why do I say that? First, I'll describe what I see in

LX-200 Classic rear casting - paper thin

tom_krajci — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:53:28 GMT

New photo/text at This 12-inch LX-200 Classic rear casting has sections that

NGC 6820 (SH2-86) / NGC 6823 (Cr 405) (Emission Nebula & Open Cluste

Harel Boren — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:51:28 GMT

Here's my latest taken from amidst the Arod Wadi, deep in the Negev Desert in Israel, where the skies are probably the best the we know here.. I was amazed at

FLASH 152ED NEW on Meade 4M outlet store

DRLunsford — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:35:40 GMT

$3999 http://www.shopatron.com/product/part_number=0609-00-00/1323.0.57212.0.0.0.0 Found among surplus during the move to Hubble St. location. -drl

Re: LX-200 classic - dec. bearing question

tom_krajci — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:45:09 GMT

... Part two - now that I've disconnected OTA/stub axles/forks...the thrust bearing on one fork arm...did not have a steel thrust bearing washer between the

Re: LX-200 classic - dec. bearing question

Juan Breuer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:05:01 GMT

Hi Tom, I suppose that you saw this page: http://www.mapug-astronomy.net/ragreiner/decfixmajor.html Yes, I mean tapered, but as you indicate it's not practical

Re: LX-200 Classic RA gear box - horrible factory assembly

tom_krajci — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:39:43 GMT

... I use Adobe Reader 8.1.5. -- ... Tom Krajci Cloudcroft, New Mexico http://picasaweb.google.com/tom.krajci Center for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA)

Re: LX-200 classic - dec. bearing question

tom_krajci — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:39:10 GMT

... Yes, I think you are right. I have removed the forks from the sleeve- bearing LX-200 and compared them to a Meade roller-bearing model. It appears the

Re: LX-200 Classic RA gear box - horrible factory assembly

Thad Floryan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:34:35 GMT

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