ad701xx
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 11/22/03
Posts: 999
Loc: Aloha, OR
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My paperwork from Meade says "Replaced objective lens and ITF. Clean optics" This was on S/N 94991.
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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.
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JARSHEART
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Reged: 02/09/06
Posts: 159
Loc: West Palm Beach, FL
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Ya know, I'll bet I'm wrong on a bunch of the items there, I've got it as "repaired with blue objective & ITF/etalon" because I thought that new etalons were being installed too. I'll bet that the etalons are only adjusted and NOT replaced on everybody's scope. It's starting to make more sense...
Whatta you all say out there? Do you have NEW etalons, or re-tuned ones?
Rich
The exact wording on my paperwork is "Replace objective (on one line)lens and ITF (on second line) clean optics (on third line)." Which could mean they replaced and cleaned the ITF or just cleaned the ITF. I took it to mean: replaced objective and ITF, clean optics. Hmmmm, clear as mud...
Michelle
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Meade 8" LX200 GPS UHTC
Meade ETX 70-AT
PST DS
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Richard B. Drumm
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Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Thanks, Michelle & Dave! I edited your respective lines on my master list (a rich text file in the Mac) and it'll appear with quotes around the text to indicate that it's origin is the text on the invoice. Looks like maybe they replaced some of the ITFs and only cleaned others... We'll see!
Thanks again!
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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Daniel
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 06/16/05
Posts: 908
Loc: Roscoe,IL
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Mine is gold.. purchased used... and never repaired... still going strong.
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Looking for a big ol Dobsonian..12-16"
ETX 70mm,F5
Bushnell 7-21x40 bino's
Barska 20x80mm Binos
Meade Video Eyepiece
Canon A-E1 SLR,Canon EOS ElanII
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CESDewar
GorillAstronomer
Reged: 01/16/05
Posts: 2069
Loc: Morganton, GA, USA
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Just wanted to add that after the replacement by Meade, my PST now works just great. I had it out the other day and it performed as well as could possibly be expected. I have it double-stacked and with a Televue 8-25mm zoom at 8mm there was a wealth of detail visible.
Yes it was a bit of a hassle getting through to Meade to get it fixed, but it was nicely taken care of and I am now a very happy camper - so kudos to Meade for taking care of this problem.
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Ben Ritchie
Lost in Space
Reged: 01/31/05
Posts: 4378
Loc: Bosham, UK
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100051 sick - Trevor Durity in Galway, Eire - sent to Meade for repair. --REPLACED--
100054 sick - Ben Ritchie in Bosham, UK
One correction here, 100054 is wrong, that was my failed attempt to remember the s/n 100051 which I sold to Trevor (with a reduced price and 'full disclosure', I hasten to add!). So 100054 may well be bad but it ain't mine.
Glad you got it fixed up Trevor!
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Observatory - Astro-Physics 130EDT StarFire, Borg 60ED f/3.8 Astrograph, 1000D, EQ6/pro
Outside - SkyWatcher 305mm f/5 Dob with Moonlight focuser, TeleVue 76/Vixen GP-E
Eyepieces - Pentax 5XW, TeleVue 8, 13 Ethos, 31T5 Nagler, MPCC, Catseye collimation tools
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Gotcha, Ben, thanks! I edited the master rich text file and will post it soon.
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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Solar B
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/28/07
Posts: 912
Loc: By Edinburgh , Scotland
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Heres a repaired one for the list CN 98031.
Its now got a clear blue objective and they have replaced the BF and the SPACER which now has a mirror finish ERF in it.Turn around here of about 4 days Brian
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" Gentlemen only ever use Refractors "
Edited by Solar B (03/07/07 08:54 AM)
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Thanks, Brian! Should I enter it like this:
98031 sick - Brian "Solar B" in Scotland. Repaired with new blue objective, new ERF/BF/Spacer.
Or what? I'm a little uncertain about the innards of the PST:
BF = Blocking Filter,
ERF = Energy Reduction Filter.
Aren't these basically the same thing? I have to admit, this is the first time I've heard about the Spacer...
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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Solar B
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/28/07
Posts: 912
Loc: By Edinburgh , Scotland
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Hi Rich , the new pst i have has a small erf in the spacer which is red , this repaired one has a mirror finish , as there is obviously no longer any ER occuring at the objective , and they definately have replaced both the bf and the spacer because i had previously marked them. The work was carried out near london by a Meade trained operative , One other point to note is that the original psts obj have a small central mag lens could this be contributing to the sweet spot "Rrrrrrrrr Jim Lad the Sweet Spot" while the new ones dont have this .
Your entry reads fine .
Thanks Brian
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" Gentlemen only ever use Refractors "
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birddog06
super member
Reged: 01/21/06
Posts: 100
Loc: Oregon
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100353, so far so good but with me living in Oregon who can look at the sun....
Jeff
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Banging your head against a wall for 15 minutes burns 300 calories.
Celestron C80ED on a Portamount (on order)
Meade 127mm acro
Pier mounted C8 on eq6
Meade SN10
Coronado PST
Orion Short Tube (for the kids)
OSS deep sky ccd
Toucam Pro
Many TV Plossls, UO Orthos
Sky Shed Observatory (roll off roof) "GAK SHACK"
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darkstar528
Postmaster
Reged: 03/06/07
Posts: 6786
Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA
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#96038, so good, so far...Gold tube...
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Blue skies,
Stephen "Darkstar" Ames
PST(#96038), VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP
CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO!
BAA Member
My solar site:
http://seemysunspot.com
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Richard B. Drumm
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 1484
Loc: Albemarle Co. Virginia
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Might as well post the newest iteration of the list. Thank you Brian, Stephen and Jeff!
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94115 sick - "PEterW" in SW London, Repaired with clear blue objective.
94229 sick? - Rick in Tokyo
94230 sick - Joe Bergeron in NY - repaired twice, last time with clear blue lens.
94595 sick - Chris Reich "Bucephelus" in California. LOST BY MEADE.
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. "Replaced objective lens and ITF. Clean optics"
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.
95769 sick - Joan Koch "StargazerJMK", Tacoma. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
96038 not sick - Stephen "darkstar 528" in Kentucky.
96144 sick - Bruce Cosgrove "BRCoz" in Calif. Repaired with clear blue objective.
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.
96605 sick - SO King-yan Oldfield in Hong Kong.
96618 sick - Doug D. in Virginia. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
96714 sick - Darren Hiebert in Alabama, repaired, sick again!
96969 sick - CESDewar in Georgia, repaired with blue objective.
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?
97575 gold - sick "EmielVeldhuis" in Zwolle, Netherlands, old scope, sold?
98031 sick - Brian "Solar B" in Scotland. Repaired with new blue objective, new ERF/BF/Spacer.
98131 not sick, blue/transparent - Gustavo Phols in Mexico (already repaired?)
98569 sick - Joplin Motisher. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF tested.
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. "Replace objective lens and ITF, clean optics."
99335 sick - Kelly "Trombone" Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon. Traded to Bobby "Strgazr27" on Long Island?
99493 sick - Adrian Guzman "solmax" in San Jose, CA. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
99520 sick - DanJ in North Carolina. Sending it in for repair.
99729 sick - Kurt Fisher, "canopus56" in Salt Lake City.
99760 sick - (brand new in box - Discovery Store) - Steven Kim "kimsc321" in NJ
99801 unknown -- STOLEN -- Erika Rix in Ohio
99807 sick - "Ike" Stewart, Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
100051 sick - Trevor Durity in Galway, Eire (Ben Ritchie's old scope) - sent to Meade for repair. --REPLACED--
100292 not sick - Marcus Thompson "JAT Observatory" in Pennsylvania.
100349 not sick - Chris Schroeder in Wisconsin
100353 not sick - Jeff Wilson "birddog06" in Oregon.
100360 sick - Rick in Tokyo
100407 slightly sick - Stephane in Belgium.
100658 sick - Jim from NJ Night Sky. Repaired with clear blue objective & ITF/etalon.
100706 gold - Ed Kessler in PA, sold to JD Sherman in New Jersey?
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
101306 gold - Luke Leege "LLEGE" in Rochester
101337 gold - Gerald Bokowy "chemkelly" in Illinois
101339 blue - Dean Mohr, Salt Lake City
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.
101742 blue - "EmielVeldhuis" in Zwolle, Netherlands, new scope, best contrast.
101860 blue - Trevor Durity in Galway, Eire. The replacement scope.
101976 blue - Bill "Downward Bound" in Seattle.
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.
102196 blue - Adam "soreneck" in Toronto
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
Wayne.Motonaga@meade.com -- Not actually in the repair dept. Told Chris to "Be patient." :-(
Eddie Salgado -- "Very helpful"
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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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darkstar528
Postmaster
Reged: 03/06/07
Posts: 6786
Loc: Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA
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Is it not a good sign be in the middle of all of those sick S#s?...Did I get one from the back of the rack that I should be concerned with?...
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Blue skies,
Stephen "Darkstar" Ames
PST(#96038), VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP
CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO!
BAA Member
My solar site:
http://seemysunspot.com
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bill-in-forres
member
Reged: 06/19/05
Posts: 88
Loc: Forres, Scotland
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# 102392, blue objective, seems to perform very well.
Supplied free by BC&F, Meade importers to the UK as a replacement for #97148, returned to Meade for repair of rust problem in October 2006 and not seen since.
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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DanJ
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 12/01/04
Posts: 1088
Loc: Youngsville, NC
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Well, number 99520 has been returned to me and is MUCH better. The repair slip stated they replaced the objective lens and cleaned the optics. It's now nice and blue again. The turn around time was less than two weeks.......good job Meade  . The remarkable thing was that it was clear the day I received it. Imagine that. Optics are much better now.
Cheers,
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Dan J.
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XT8i
ETX 90
PST
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Gerald Ford
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canopus56
sage
Reged: 05/01/05
Posts: 450
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Might as well post the newest iteration of the list. Thank you Brian, Stephen and Jeff! . . . . 99729 sick - Kurt Fisher, "canopus56" in Salt Lake City.
Received 99729 back from Meade repair in just under 4 weeks with a new blue objective, no occulsions reported by others. Scope appears in good working order.
Essentially a no-hassle no-cost manufacturer repair. Thanks, Meade for backing up the product.
- Kurt
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warf
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 10/25/04
Posts: 785
Loc: Wisconsin
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I have just sent my PST in for repairs... I have to say that I too am impressed with Meades response to this issue...I had a few questions that I sent via email and they followed up with a phone call. They have been great about this issue and genuinely show that they want to resolve the issue with the scope. I am impressed!
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Marsh
Celestron NS 11 GPS, Denk Standard Binoviewer, Pair of Denk 21 EP, Denk PowerSwitch Diagonal, Denk PST Corrector, Coronado PST Double Stacked, WO ZS80 Anniversary,Celestron 15x70 Binoculars
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Solar1
newbie
Reged: 03/19/07
Posts: 1
Loc: Texas
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Hi Richard,
Thanks everyone for all the post on the sick PST's. Sent mine back, to Meade on 3/8/07 SN#99492. Please add mine to the list. Meade for paid shipping both ways. Bought new form OPT 5/8/06. Hope to get it back soon.
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C 9.25, PST DS,
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AXAF
sage
Reged: 09/15/04
Posts: 234
Loc: New England
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Hi Richard,
Happy to say that my PST (S/N 94606) is no longer sick. Just received it back yesterday and it is working very well, having checked it out this afternoon. In fact, Meade improved the tuning of the etalon. Before, it tuned just at one end of the range of motion of the tuner. Now, it tunes maybe a third of the way from one end of the tuning range so that I can be sure that I can optimally tune it.
My repaired PST has the blue lens.
Best,
Gary
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Torus Optics 32cm f/6 Dob
Osypowski Equatorial Platform
Fujinon 10x70
Coronado PST plus SolarMax 40 filter
Vixen GPD2 on a Berlebach Tripod
StellarVue SV90T
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