pizzaboy71
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Reged: 12/27/06
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I am going to pick up a meade 12 LX200 classic model ultra high contrast emc coatings...For 2300.00 this week and was wondering since its a older scope is there any problems prone to this scope that i should be looking for. Any comments or help would be great ...Mark experane
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southmike
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Reged: 11/22/04
Posts: 2817
Loc: Fayetteville, NC
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just the basics.. inspect for obvious damage ,broken glass dents etc..
make sure the unit powers on , kep pad lights up,
and moves when you tel it too.
also make sure when you turn it on it doesn't spin etc..
other then that don't throw your back out lifting it.
read the manual, and enjoy a solid performer..
sound like a nice scope..i really liked my 10"
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group scope pic
my refractors
LX200 10"-St120
LX200 8" f6.3-Orion 80ed
LX200 8" f10-Orion 90 Mak setup pic
Meade 102ED LXD650
Sky Watcher 100 ED Triplet prototype
Nexstar 5
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Joseph Gillman
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Reged: 12/06/05
Posts: 2270
Loc: Boothwyn, PA
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You used to be able to get a 12" classic with some accessories for around $2000 on astromart, I guess prices for the classics have been going up so depending on what comes with it, it is a fair deal.
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imjeffp
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Reged: 09/30/03
Posts: 4265
Loc: Cedar Park, Texas
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If you want to be über-thorough, inspect the bottom of the base for dents around the mounting hole. Then remove the bottom plate and inspect for swollen capacitors. Check the electrical connections for the declination cord, both on the front of the arm where you connect the cord to the front panel, and on the inside of the arm where the cord goes up to the dec motor assy. Pull the cover off the dec housing and inspect the worm and worm gear for debris, gunk, etc. Power up the scope and, using the keypad, rotate the RA 360° and the dec 180° while listening for ugly sounds. (Well, uglier than usual.) Grasp the secondary housing on the front of the corrector and try moving it. The housing shouldn't move in the corrector, and the corrector shouldn't move in the tube. If the scope doesn't already have a set of Bob's Knobs installed, look closely for scratches on the corrector where a screwdriver or allen wrench may have slipped. Run the focuser through its range of motion while feeling for binding and excessive backlash. Remove everything from the rear of the scope--eyepiece holder/visual back and rear cell. Nothing should be binding up there either. If you don't already know how, have the seller demonstrate a two-star alt-az alignment.
Enjoy your Classic--I love mine!
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ETX-90/DS-2000 • 10" LX200 Classic ("The Quarter-Meter Telescope at the Heritage Park Observatory")
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southmike
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Reged: 11/22/04
Posts: 2817
Loc: Fayetteville, NC
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well you can check that stuff after you buy it..
ain't nobody dis-assembling my scope before they pay..lol
I haven't even gone that far.
but all good things to check..
actually you would be surprised how much damage has to occur before viewing is impaired ..
I once saw a badly dented, dust ridden scope with a big ol scratched corector plate..eeee gads was a poor scope, but image viewing wise you would never know it.
I think the owner said he got it free from a neighbor that dropped it moving. gives me nightmares thinking about it.
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group scope pic
my refractors
LX200 10"-St120
LX200 8" f6.3-Orion 80ed
LX200 8" f10-Orion 90 Mak setup pic
Meade 102ED LXD650
Sky Watcher 100 ED Triplet prototype
Nexstar 5
etx125
etx70's
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nashville
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Reged: 03/19/08
Posts: 20
Loc: Nashville
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I paid the same for mine last year ( 20mm type II Nagler came with it ) It works or it doesn't...turn it on and see what happens. When you turn it on the hand pendant will say 'meade' for about 20 seconds, it should then display the vir.3. something, then 'site - align'. When you turn it on and all you ever see is 'meade', do not buy it.
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12" LX 200
Full set of meade 4000
Naglers, 20mm type 2, 7mm type unknown.
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southmike
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Reged: 11/22/04
Posts: 2817
Loc: Fayetteville, NC
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if it looks like this don't buy it.
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group scope pic
my refractors
LX200 10"-St120
LX200 8" f6.3-Orion 80ed
LX200 8" f10-Orion 90 Mak setup pic
Meade 102ED LXD650
Sky Watcher 100 ED Triplet prototype
Nexstar 5
etx125
etx70's
Edited by southmike (06/28/08 11:50 AM)
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OldDeadOne
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Reged: 09/09/06
Posts: 1078
Loc: West Virginia
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That poor scope has a busted eye,and it looks so sad not being able to view the things it wants to see,I feel so sorry for it 
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Bert O'Dell
PROUD GOTO USER
LX200 10" Classic
various meade plossi's eyepieces
Konig MX70 40mm" eyepiece
11mm T6
7mm T1
Insane under a full moon
I duck from Iron Skillets
Charleston WV clearsky
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southmike
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/22/04
Posts: 2817
Loc: Fayetteville, NC
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it is truly a shame..
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group scope pic
my refractors
LX200 10"-St120
LX200 8" f6.3-Orion 80ed
LX200 8" f10-Orion 90 Mak setup pic
Meade 102ED LXD650
Sky Watcher 100 ED Triplet prototype
Nexstar 5
etx125
etx70's
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wrather1
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Reged: 10/25/05
Posts: 2634
Loc: Dallas, Texas
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Could you get one of those Starizona things and just use it for AP?
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"Don't worry about what telescope you own, or its quality. Just get out under the night sky, and enjoy God's wondrous universe." - T. M. Back
Meade RCX400-12 on JMI trolley "Ursa Major"
TMB 130SS on EQ6 PRO "Ursus Polaris"
Orion ED80 "Ursa Minor", WO ZS66ED "grab-'n'-go"
Canon EOS 30D (Hutech), Meade DSI, Philips ToUcam Pro
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