kysunlover
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/17/06
Posts: 561
Loc: The Death Star
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I have owned 3 PSTs, and I thought about owning another, but I am kind of afraid to. Have they sorted this stuff out?
GM
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Dave LoPresti
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/25/03
Posts: 1991
Loc: Preston, Connecticut
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SN 94769
I got mime from B&H when they first got released and I've been happy with it.
I haven't used the PST since the spring, but it was getting slightly dimmer as the months went on, after about the first six months. Not sure how it looks now. I guess I should take it out for a test spin. 
Here is a pic of the objective from last autumn next to the 90mm. Under natural lighting, the color is silver coating but the browness was evident from the outwards in, IIRC. 
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/data/504/1971SolarMax90-032-objectives.jpg
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Dave L
Meade 10" SCT
TEC 140 SN291
Coronado SolarMax 90mm <.5Å
WO 80mm ZSFD (10th Ann. red)
Tele Vue Pronto
Coronado PST
Canon 18x50 IS
 Wonderful wife 
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Here's the latest iteration of the list. I hope I've corrected the error in Steve Kim's listing... Did I get it right, Steve?
Dave LoPresti:
It sure looks like your PST has "The Dreaded Creeping Rust" syndrome! 
Look closely at the various pix here and at your scope and make the call to Coronado if it proves to be sick. I've added the Coronado contact info to the bottom of the list so we can all find it when we need it.
Rich
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94606 sick - Gary Meehan "AXAF" in Boston
94645 not sick - John Hoare in Kildare, Eire
94769 sick? - Dave LoPresti in Conn.
94991 sick - David "ad701xx" in Oregon
95104 was blue, now gold - Tom Lawson "Guner" in NJ - repaired twice!
95166 sick - James Suarez "Jim7728" in NY - the old one.
95424 sick - Julio Cesar in Madrid - before repair
96367 sick - "Zoomster" in Fla.- now repaired.
96448 sick, repaired Blue/transparent - Mike Rosolina "Special Ed" in West Va.
96714 sick, repaired, sick again! Darren Hiebert in Alabama
97148 sick - Bill Leslie "bill-in-forres" Scotland
97449 not sick yet, blue - Steve Durham in NY
97468 sick - Bruce Raemsch "Carpe Noctum" in Cal., returned, lost by Meade, replaced.
97491 gold - Daniel Steinke in Illinois - bought used, repaired?
98131 not sick yet, blue/transparent - Gustavo Phols in Mexico
98670 sick & gold (yellow?) "Davo" in Scotland
98773 sick - Gregor(slo) in Slovenia (the old scope)
98994 sick - Steve "molniyabeer" in Italia
99309 sick - Michelle "JARSHEART" in Fla.
99335 sick - Kelly "Trombone"
99493 sick - Adrian Guzman "solmax" in San Jose, CA - repaired with blue glass.
99760 sick - (brand new in box - Discovery Store) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ
99807 sick - "Ike"
100051 sick - Trevor Durity in Galway, Eire - sent to Meade for repair.
100054 sick - Ben Ritchie in Bosham, UK
100360 sick - Rick in Tokyo
100658 sick - Jim from NJ Night Sky, repaired with clear/blue objective.
100706 gold - Ed Kessler in PA
100727 gold - Bill K. "SprintCar Driver" in California
100922 gold - justin2992 in Philly
100942 gold - LBartolomei in Minnesota
101040 gold - "jgraham" in Ohio
101147 gold - Julio Cesar's friend Oriol in Barcelona
101168 gold - Julio Cesar's replacement PST
101230 gold - me
101337 gold - Gerald Bokowy "chemkelly" in Illinois
101369 blue - James Suarez "Jim7728" in NY - the new one.
101627 blue - Gregor(slo) in Slovenia (the new replacement scope)
101680 blue - Bill "Bonco" in Fla.
101978 blue? - "Tarsier"
102xxx clear-blue/sick/bubbles - (brand new in box - #1 Adorama NYC) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ
102024 clear-blue/sick/bubbles - (brand new in box - #2 Adorama NYC) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ, bubbles are very small.
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The first group are the ones that had the problem. Blue lenses, one transparent...
The second group are the gold ones.
The last group are the new type, with blue lenses (transparent)
If your PST or BF is sick, call Coronado/Meade:
1 (800) 626-3233 - Dave Wiggins ext 6289
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AKA Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum
Orion Atlas 10 (10" Newt on an equatorial mount)
Celestron 15x70 SkyMaster Binocs
Coronado Ha PST
President, Charlottesville Astronomical Society
IOTA member
38° 10' 57"N, 78° 23' 09"W
Edited by Richard B. Drumm (12/11/06 09:40 PM)
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kimsc321
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Reged: 01/22/06
Posts: 57
Loc: New Milford, NJ
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that's correct sir!! nice work. thanx.
steven
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pst
meade lx200gps 8in
celestron 102
denkII
toucam
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NJ Night Sky
Reged: 03/25/04
Posts: 833
Loc: Hillsborough, NJ
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I received mine back from Meade today the lens was replaced with a clear bluish lens.
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Jim
NJ Night Sky- J&T Telescope - MicroStock Photography - Shop4Scopes
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Bucephelus
Vendor
Reged: 04/20/06
Posts: 689
Loc: Northern, CA
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How long did they have it?
Chris
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SprintCar Driver
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/19/06
Posts: 1402
Loc: SoCal.
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I dont remember if I have already said it but,thanks for making and keeping track of this list Richard!Its handy for many things but especially for someone looking at a used PST.
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Bill
If theres someone you cant understand try walking a mile in their shoes. If you still dont understand them at least you will be a mile away from them and you will have a new pair of shoes.
C11 atlas EQ-G DsiI/Neximage
8" Coulter(red)dob.
PST Ha
Edmund Astro Scan
Sears Discoverer refractor/EQ(my 1st scope)
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Da nada, Bill, think nuttin' of it! It seemed to be the logical thing to do.
There's still that gap in numbers between the sick ones and the gold ones...
I'd like to close that gap completely as well as the gap on the other side of the gold run...
Thanks for your input, Jim, I included it in the post above!
Rich
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AKA Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum
Orion Atlas 10 (10" Newt on an equatorial mount)
Celestron 15x70 SkyMaster Binocs
Coronado Ha PST
President, Charlottesville Astronomical Society
IOTA member
38° 10' 57"N, 78° 23' 09"W
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Rick
Post Laureate
Reged: 04/12/05
Posts: 3047
Loc: Tokyo, Japan
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Let me add #94229 to your list. It is on display at the Tak dealer in Tokyo. I still have not had a reply to my "service ticket" request after filing it 3 weeks ago. Guess I need to call and navigate voice mail hell.
-Rick
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www.japanastro.com
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Rick:
So your PST is sick? I'm guessing so with the "service ticket" and all...
Yours is the brother to Joe Bergeron's - consecutive numbers!
Rich
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AKA Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum
Orion Atlas 10 (10" Newt on an equatorial mount)
Celestron 15x70 SkyMaster Binocs
Coronado Ha PST
President, Charlottesville Astronomical Society
IOTA member
38° 10' 57"N, 78° 23' 09"W
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Bonco
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/17/06
Posts: 2297
Loc: Florida
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Richard,
You can annotate the list that my PST is not Sick.
Thanks, Bonco
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RV6
Meade 2045
6 inch f/4 RFT R. Fagin Optics
TV Genesis
2.4 inch Lafayette Equitorial
3 inch Polarex/Unitron Equitorial
10 inch Zhumell
PST 40mm Solar scope
4 inch F/15 Antares
2.4 inch Unitron Equitorial
Tasco 10K 80mm/1200mm
Towa 339 Restored
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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OK. None of the PSTs in your section is sick with "the creeping rust", BTW, as they're the new design.
Rich
101369 blue - James Suarez "Jim7728" in NY - the new one.
101627 blue - Gregor(slo) in Slovenia (the new replacement scope)
101680 blue - Bill "Bonco" in Fla. Not sick.
101978 blue? - "Tarsier"
102xxx clear-blue/sick/bubbles - (brand new in box - Adorama NYC) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ
102024 clear-blue/sick/bubbles - (brand new in box - #2 Adorama NYC) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ, bubbles are very small.
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The first group are the ones that had the problem. Reflective blue lenses, one transparent...
The second group are the gold ones.
The last group are the new type, with blue lenses (transparent). Not sick.
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AKA Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum
Orion Atlas 10 (10" Newt on an equatorial mount)
Celestron 15x70 SkyMaster Binocs
Coronado Ha PST
President, Charlottesville Astronomical Society
IOTA member
38° 10' 57"N, 78° 23' 09"W
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Doug D.
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/23/05
Posts: 1862
Loc: Virginia
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Hi Richard - been meaning to send my info:
96618 - was sick, now repaired to blue transparent (about 2 months ago) and so far so good.
best,
Doug
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Hooville
AP 105EDF f/6 Traveler; AP 140 EDF StarFire f/7.5; TV 76 f/6.3 with Solarscope SF70 filter; Solarscope Solarview 50; Coronado CaK 70; Orion XT-10; Baader Mk V & ZAO II's; Half-Hitch Mk II; Astrotrac TT320X, pier & wedge; AP Mach1GTO; PGR Flea 2
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Thanks, Doug! The list keeps growing and growing. Still haven't found the start of the gold objective group or the start of the blue & clear group.
Considering that your PST is in the blue & clear category, you probably won't ever have any problems. Enjoy!
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AKA Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum
Orion Atlas 10 (10" Newt on an equatorial mount)
Celestron 15x70 SkyMaster Binocs
Coronado Ha PST
President, Charlottesville Astronomical Society
IOTA member
38° 10' 57"N, 78° 23' 09"W
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NJ Night Sky
Reged: 03/25/04
Posts: 833
Loc: Hillsborough, NJ
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Quote:
How long did they have it?
Chris
About 2 1/2 weeks
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Jim
NJ Night Sky- J&T Telescope - MicroStock Photography - Shop4Scopes
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Trombone
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/11/05
Posts: 720
Loc: Canadian west (and north!)
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My (rusty) scope has been fixed: 99335. Took about 3 weeks - new obj and etalon.
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SV90BV(F) on Gyro DX
CPC1100
12" LightBridge
Round Table platform
8"F6 dob
LXD75
Today anyway!
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Aaron McNeely
member
Reged: 08/13/04
Posts: 11
Loc: New Carlisle, Indiana
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My PST had the rusty lens problem, and I had it repaired recently. My serial number is 95009. My old objective was opaque and silvery. I now have the blue transparent objective, and it works well without any apparent bubbles or defects.
Russ at Coronado was very helpful, and it took about a month to repair. 
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Aaron McNeely
New Carlisle, Indiana
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Thanks, everybody who've added their info to the list. Here's the latest iteration of it:
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94229 sick? - Rick in Tokyo
94230 sick - Joe Bergeron in NY - repaired twice, last time with clear blue lens.
94606 sick - Gary Meehan "AXAF" in Boston
94645 not sick - John Hoare in Kildare, Eire
94769 sick? - Dave LoPresti in Conn.
94991 sick - David "ad701xx" in Oregon
95009 sick - Aaron McNeely in Indiana, repaired with blue/transparent obj. No bubbles.
95104 was blue, now gold - Tom Lawson "Guner" in NJ - repaired twice!
95166 sick - James Suarez "Jim7728" in NY, repaired twice, second time with blue/clear objective & new ITF/etalon.
95424 sick - Julio Cesar in Madrid - before repair
96367 sick - "Zoomster" in Fla.- now repaired.
96448 sick - Mike Rosolina "Special Ed" in West Va., repaired Blue/transparent
96618 sick - Doug D. in Va. - repaired, now Blue/transparent
96714 sick - Darren Hiebert in Alabama, repaired, sick again!
97148 sick - Bill Leslie "bill-in-forres" Scotland
97449 not sick yet, blue - Steve Durham in NY
97468 sick - Bruce Raemsch "Carpe Noctum" in Cal., returned, lost by Meade, replaced.
97491 gold - Daniel Steinke in Illinois - bought used, repaired?
98131 not sick, blue/transparent - Gustavo Phols in Mexico (already repaired?)
98670 sick & gold (yellow?) "Davo" in Scotland
98773 sick - Gregor(slo) in Slovenia (the old scope)
98994 sick - Steve "molniyabeer" in Italia
99309 sick - Michelle "JARSHEART" in Fla.
99335 sick - Kelly "Trombone", repaired with blue/clear objective & new ITF/etalon.
99493 sick - Adrian Guzman "solmax" in San Jose, CA - repaired with blue glass.
99760 sick - (brand new in box - Discovery Store) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ
99807 sick - "Ike"
100051 sick - Trevor Durity in Galway, Eire - sent to Meade for repair.
100054 sick - Ben Ritchie in Bosham, UK
100360 sick - Rick in Tokyo
100658 sick - Jim from NJ Night Sky, repaired with clear/blue objective.
100706 gold - Ed Kessler in PA
100727 gold - Bill K. "SprintCar Driver" in California
100922 gold - justin2992 in Philly
100942 gold - LBartolomei in Minnesota
101040 gold - "jgraham" in Ohio
101147 gold - Julio Cesar's friend Oriol in Barcelona
101168 gold - Julio Cesar's replacement PST
101230 gold - me
101337 gold - Gerald Bokowy "chemkelly" in Illinois
101369 blue - James Suarez "Jim7728" in NY - the new one.
101627 blue - Gregor(slo) in Slovenia (the new replacement scope)
101680 blue - Bill "Bonco" in Fla. Not sick.
101978 blue? - "Tarsier"
102xxx clear-blue/sick/bubbles - (brand new in box - Adorama NYC) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ
102024 clear-blue/sick/bubbles - (brand new in box - #2 Adorama NYC) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ, bubbles are very small.
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The first group are the ones that had the problem. Reflective blue lenses, one transparent...
The second group are the gold ones.
The last group are the new type, with blue lenses (transparent). Not sick.
If your PST or BF is sick, call Coronado/Meade:
1 (800) 626-3233 - Dave Wiggins ext 6289
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AKA Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum
Orion Atlas 10 (10" Newt on an equatorial mount)
Celestron 15x70 SkyMaster Binocs
Coronado Ha PST
President, Charlottesville Astronomical Society
IOTA member
38° 10' 57"N, 78° 23' 09"W
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PEterW
super member
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 242
Loc: SW London, UK
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Hi there. Just found the thread whilst surfing in bed. Got my PST just AFTER the venus transit, one of the first, with a thank you letter from Cornado for my patience. Great little scope, use it whenever I can. Always been a bit of a pig to get the 'best view' with the sweetspot and tuner, may have been a bit worse of late..... maybe the seeing or my eyes though.
Just checked the lens with a 5W LED torch.... front lens is a nice hazy pale green colour with what looks like a dense sprinkling of 'fine red sugar' in the middle section. (A "bloom" as it is known in the busuness) Yes, it is sick too.
94115, 1st up, top of the list!!
I'll be contacting the UK agents (Telescope House) ASAP to see what can be done. This one is pretty well gone. Will be nice to see what a fresh one looks like... better views hopefully.
Thanks for everyone who has posted on the various threads.... I'd have been oblivious otherwise.
PEterW
London, UK
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Ike
member
Reged: 11/10/06
Posts: 13
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Just letting everyone know my "sick" PST is back, after some initial trouble with the Meade rep not issuing a pick up, after saying he would, then not returning phone calls. It was picked up on Dec 7, the repair ticket was dated Dec 12&13, and it arrived back here on Dec 22, with a new IRG, and objective lense (clear blue type).
Ike Stewart
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