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CESDewar
GorillAstronomer
Reged: 01/16/05
Posts: 2069
Loc: Morganton, GA, USA
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Just caught this thread too and quickly looked at my PST ser# 96969 and it has creeping rust pretty badly - I hadn't really looked at it recently that closely as I have it double-stacked, but I've been a bit disappointed with it, so maybe this is why. I'll definitely be contacting Coronado right away about this!
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bill-in-forres
member
Reged: 06/19/05
Posts: 88
Loc: Forres, Scotland
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Good luck, PeterW. I sent my PST back to TH on October 10th and they expected it would take 2 months to ship to the USA, be repaired and return. I asked about sending it to Meade in Germany but they said no.
I contacted them last week and they said that they expected it to be in their next container from Meade in January. A bit galling when you see the short turn arounds which are being achieved now.
Bill
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Clear skies,
Bill Leslie
57.6degN 3.6degW
ETX90RA + Thousand Oaks white light filter
Helios 8" Dob.
Orion 20x80 binos on parallelogram mount.
PST on Astro3 equatorial mount
Williams Optics Binoviewers + Harry Siebert OCA for PST
http://www.sigma-astro.co.uk/
http://www.spacegazer.com/
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PEterW
super member
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 242
Loc: SW London, UK
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Got my recepit, so now to get my scope along to Tonbridge wells, much easier when I could go along to 63 Farringdon Road.
Lets hope I get a new one, with none of the problems, rather than a replacement front element that may need further fixing.
Cheers
PEterW
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FLNightSky
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/13/06
Posts: 645
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Richard,
Mine is 101489, blue tintend clear objective so far so good.
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spaceydee
Postmaster
Reged: 04/16/04
Posts: 16122
Loc: Where the Kittens Are
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Mine is #101526 - also blue! 
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Thanks, CESDewar, FLNightSky, Ike and Dee! (And any others whom I've forgotten in my haste!)
Here's the list as of now, this is my 1001st post!
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94115 sick - "PEterW" in SW London
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!
96969 sick - CESDewar in Georgia
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" Stewart, repaired, new IRG & clear blue objective.
100051 sick - Trevor Durity in Galway, Eire - sent to Meade for repair.
100054 sick - Ben Ritchie in Bosham, UK
100349 not sick - Chris Schroeder in Wisconsin
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
100914 gold - Quentin Rakestraw
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.
101489 blue - FLNightSky in Florida?
101526 blue - spacydee in Los Angeles, California.
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
Edited by Richard B. Drumm (12/26/06 11:45 PM)
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Chris Schroeder
Postmaster
Reged: 12/11/04
Posts: 6557
Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow
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# 100349, blue healthy
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Chris
Mallincam Color Hyper Plus
10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT
M110 Doublet ED, AT 102Achro, ZS80FD 10th Anniv, ZS66SD, PST
CG5-AGT, EZ-Touch, Voyager
POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com
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omahaastro
super member
Reged: 08/30/06
Posts: 166
Loc: Omaha, NE
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My wife just got me one for Christmas...
102228, looks great.. blue lense is free of bubbles, fantastic views!
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Jeff Huston
Obsession 18" f/4.5 (#264)
Meade 10" f/6.3
Atlas EQ-G
Cave 8" f/6 Newt
Orion 80 and 120mm f/5 achro
Coronado PST
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JARSHEART
super member
Reged: 02/09/06
Posts: 159
Loc: West Palm Beach, FL
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My PST (SN 99309) was picked up by UPS (at the expense of Meade)on 12/11/06 and was returned on 1/4/07. The objective lens and ITF were replaced, and everything looks great 
Michelle 
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Meade 8" LX200 GPS UHTC
Meade ETX 70-AT
PST DS
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NickH
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/09/06
Posts: 3717
Loc: Wiltshire, UK (near StoneHenge...
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WHy are UK people having to arrange their own shipping back to TH, and then that take 2+ more months to sort out via the USA. This is a sold at source defect, and a known and documented one at that, which should not require any additional cost to the end user.
Why do Meade have a European office if the scopes are being sent back to Irvine?
I could get mine back to the USA in 2 days using UPS, should I wish to risk the repair, and would expect it back within the same amount of time, after the repair, which should take a few days at most if the numbers are as small as Meade claim, so what's all this "2-3 months" rubbish all about?
I thought we paid a premium over here for the quality of service/warranty etc...clearly not the case.
Not a bash, just a question or two based on the facts presented
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ad701xx
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 11/22/03
Posts: 999
Loc: Aloha, OR
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Just got mine back today...s/n 94991. The objective and ITF were replaced. The objective is the clear, blue one.
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Dave
2 scopes with 3 pieces of glass in the front, one has a little oil in it.
3 scopes with shiny glass at the bottom.
A few eyepieces.
No more 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 list:
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94115 sick - "PEterW" in SW London
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. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
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, 2nd time with blue/clear objective & new ITF/etalon.
95424 sick - Julio Cesar in Madrid - before repair
96325 sick - DAVIDG in Delaware. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
96367 sick - "Zoomster" in Fla.- now repaired.
96448 sick - Mike Rosolina "Special Ed" in West Va. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
96618 sick - Doug D. in Va. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
96714 sick - Darren Hiebert in Alabama, repaired, sick again!
96969 sick - CESDewar in Georgia
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. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
99335 sick - Kelly "Trombone" Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
99493 sick - Adrian Guzman "solmax" in San Jose, CA. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
99760 sick - (brand new in box - Discovery Store) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ
99807 sick - "Ike" Stewart, Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
100051 sick - Trevor Durity in Galway, Eire - sent to Meade for repair.
100054 sick - Ben Ritchie in Bosham, UK
100349 not sick - Chris Schroeder in Wisconsin
100360 sick - Rick in Tokyo
100658 sick - Jim from NJ Night Sky. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
100706 gold - Ed Kessler in PA
100727 gold - Bill K. "SprintCar Driver" in California
100914 gold - Quentin Rakestraw
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.
101489 blue - FLNightSky in Florida?
101526 blue - spacydee in Los Angeles, California.
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.
102228 blue - "omahaastro" in Omaha. No bubbles.
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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
Edited by Richard B. Drumm (01/11/07 09:54 PM)
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Julio Cesar
sage
Reged: 02/24/04
Posts: 215
Loc: Madrid, Spain
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Nick,
Have you tried to contact Meade Europe at Rhede, Germany? They took care of my repairments twice and also shipping charges from and to Spain.
If you are located in UK I understand you should be supported by Meade Europe. They are not the fastest in fixing the problem, but it makes more sense to me rather than sending PST to the U.S.
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Obession 18UC Dobsonian AN/SC f/4,2
Meade LX200 Classic 7inch Maksutov-Cassegrain f/15
GSO Newton 8inch f/4
Takahashi TSA102N Apo Refractor f/8
William Optics Megrez 80 Apo Refractor f/6
Takahashi FS60C Apo Refractor f/5,9
Miyauchi BS77i Petzval semi-apo binoculars
Canon 10X30IS
Coronado PST (golden)
http://www.nocturlabio.com
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DAVIDG
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 1985
Loc: Hockessin, De
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Add 96325 to the list. I contacted Meade in early Dec, they arranged for UPS to pick up my PST on Dec. 15 at their cost. I recieved it back on Jan 8 with a new clear blue objective and ITF. I got a chance to try it yesterday and this morning and I am very pleased. The image is sharp, the sweet spot covers all of the Solar disk, no ghotsing at all and the bandwidth looks to be around 0.8A or less. Surface detail is easily visible. Much better then the original unit.
- Dave
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Homemade 'scopes 8"f/7,6" f/5", 6"f/4, 4.25" Schief. 60mm Coronagraph,60mm H-alpha system, 4.25" White-light Solar Newtonian,solar spectroscope, 4.5" f/16 Schupmann Medial refractor, 14 Stellafane awards 7 in optics
Engineering = Taking what you have and making what you need.
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NickH
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/09/06
Posts: 3717
Loc: Wiltshire, UK (near StoneHenge...
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Julio
I am not having mine fixed...for other reasons, but my point was more the poor service level provided by the Uk supliers. We pay a massive premium here in the UK for Meade products, and for what?
Luckily I got both my PST and PST CaK in the USA, and thus did not pay this "premium" charge so that I could wait 2-3 months for my faulty "as sold at source" product to be fixed, and then sent back...., by a company who initailly stated (this is the UK reseller) that the problem "did not exist" and "people were making it up to get a new PST" - quote
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PEterW
super member
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 242
Loc: SW London, UK
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I took mine to TH by hand recently, to make sure I knew what was going on etc. The delay is partially due to Coronado moving their operations and taking time to get back online again. The fix is actually very quick, just unscrew the end and replace with a new one and do a check with the sun. I believe that TH are trying to address this issue, I was told mine would take <1month, so fingers crossed.
Cheers
PEterW
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bill-in-forres
member
Reged: 06/19/05
Posts: 88
Loc: Forres, Scotland
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Well aren't you lucky!!
I sent mine to TH on Oct 10th and was told it would take 2 months. In mid-December, they said it would probably be in their next container from Meade, due in January. It is now over 3 months but I will give it another week.
Bill
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Clear skies,
Bill Leslie
57.6degN 3.6degW
ETX90RA + Thousand Oaks white light filter
Helios 8" Dob.
Orion 20x80 binos on parallelogram mount.
PST on Astro3 equatorial mount
Williams Optics Binoviewers + Harry Siebert OCA for PST
http://www.sigma-astro.co.uk/
http://www.spacegazer.com/
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NickH
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/09/06
Posts: 3717
Loc: Wiltshire, UK (near StoneHenge...
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Well. something 90mm across and red coloured arrived 4 days after I ordered it from Germany ....
And i am a very very very happy man!
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PEterW
super member
Reged: 01/02/06
Posts: 242
Loc: SW London, UK
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Just passing on what TH told me. Trust me, I will be emailing them regularly if there are adverse delays. I'll keep this post posted.
Cheers
PETerW
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NickH
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/09/06
Posts: 3717
Loc: Wiltshire, UK (near StoneHenge...
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Well, just had a very brief first light for the 90mm of coloured red glass...
:-)
oh yeah baby...roll on summer
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