claggy
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Reged: 05/08/06
Posts: 36
Loc: uk
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sorry if this has been asked before but for the first time i decided to collimate my lx90.i have a set of metric and A/F allen keys and neither set seemed to fit .can some plz tell what i need.many thanks
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JR#8
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Reged: 08/31/04
Posts: 89
Loc: Edison, NJ
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I hoped you have the keys that came with your scope. Seems meade use's an odd size. Alot of people that I know that own meades have this problem also. Did you try asking at the Meades New help desk?
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Meade 10 LX200-SMT GPS
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Canon 20D
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claggy
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Reged: 05/08/06
Posts: 36
Loc: uk
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omg i wonder where they went!!!
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KenF9000
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Reged: 06/04/04
Posts: 366
Loc: UK, East Yorkshire (54N 0W)
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When you find your allen key - take out the collimation screws and replace them with a set of Bobs Knobs - you can then probably chuck the key away.... Well maybe not, and as a side effect you can collimate your scope easier without the risk of dragging a key across your shiny corrector plate...
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120mm Helios Refract EQ3-2
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vross
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Reged: 09/26/05
Posts: 25
Loc: West Virginia
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I was curious as to what size as well. The only hex key my scope came with was for mounting the microfocuser.
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10" LX200GPS UHTC
Canon 20D
EF100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L
EF17-40mm F/4L
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CactusButt
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Reged: 01/25/06
Posts: 349
Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas
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Quote:
replace them with a set of Bobs Knobs
...and you will get a hex key with them. 
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Barry
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Meade LX200GPS 10" : Scopey
Orion 80ED : Smokey
Willam Optics ZenithStar 66SD - Patriot Edition : Sammy
Coronado PST - Double Stacked : Sunny
Vixen PortaMount
Denkmeier Standard Binoviewers
Pentax PCF WP II 12x50
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Ben Ritchie
Lost in Space
Reged: 01/31/05
Posts: 4339
Loc: Bosham, UK
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For what it's worth, I have standard sets of metric keys and imperial keys - i need both, but together they seem to cover all the different sizes on the 'scope. Just metric or just imperial doesn't do it, guess they're following NASA and mixing units 
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Astro-Physics 130EDT StarFire, 80ED (x2), 305mm f/5 dob, VLT
Astro-Physics 1200GTO, evolved HEQ5/pro
Coronado SM60/BF10, 3-6 Nagler zoom, 8 & 13 Ethos, 28UWAN
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NeoDinian
Experienced Postmaster
Reged: 10/05/05
Posts: 12227
Loc: Rockford Illinois
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Can't remember which exactly, but my LX200 uses a something/64th (I think 9/64) hex-key...
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Neo... (Jeff)
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10" LX200-GPS/SMT UHTC "Draco"
 Rockford, Il.
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gavinm
professor emeritus
Reged: 08/26/05
Posts: 572
Loc: Auckland New Zealand
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LX200R (for what its worth) has 3 allen keys
1.5mm
2.0mm
3.3mm
No idea what that is in Imperial
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Gavin
Mt Albert Grammar School Observatory
Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.mags.school.nz/astronomy/index.html
12" LX200R w/ UHTC
SBIG ST7-XME + CFW10
Skywatcher Equinox ED80 Pro (ADM dovetail)
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claggy
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Reged: 05/08/06
Posts: 36
Loc: uk
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finally i have found the key that fits.on my 10 inch lx90 its an imperial 7/64
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Joseph Gillman
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Reged: 12/06/05
Posts: 2358
Loc: Boothwyn, PA
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I've owned 5 or 6 Meade SCT's and done a few Scopestuff stainless steel upgrades, and have always been fine with a standard US/inch allen key set...never needed metric.
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Gary
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Reged: 06/12/05
Posts: 357
Loc: Southeast, Ga
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I used a 2mm.
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LX200R Gps8
LXD650, M????? 127EDT w/Moonlite
Meade EMC AR5
C/Vixen 102 Fluorite APO w/Moonlite CF2
C80ED (Orion 100ED, FS or Trade) needs painting.
LXD75 WO Megrez 90mm FD
GIRO II w/EQ6 Tripod (DSV-1, FS or Trade)
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