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Eddgie
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Re: Another question for Meade LXD650/750 owners
07/09/08 06:00 PM
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Well, all I can say is taht the lower spreader on my LXD750 looks QUITE crude in comparison to the spreader on my CGE.
The CGE folds MUCH more smoothly and the spreader tucks in cleanly. The LXD750 by comparions has legs that wobble from side to side so when you fold it, the spreader kind of "Flops". The ends of the spreader wiggle in the tabs on the legs. Too sloppy..
Didn't say the mount was bad though.. Only the spreader.
As to which is the better tripod, I think that Meade is more solid.
As to which has the better engineered spreader, it is the CGE by a mile.
In fact, I WISH the LXD750 had the same kind of arrangement with the big ring around the leg like the Celestron.
The reason??? Simple... I am expecting it to break off on mine the way it did on his, and the way someone else just posted... You can TELL it is the weak point in the tripod just LOOKING at it.
Now with the saddle 5 feet in the air, if a spreader WERE to break, I am afraid that my 6" refractor would smash violently into the ground.. I would be sad.
Hmmmm.
The more I use the Meade LXD750, the more I am tempted to get another one for my C14...
But the spreader bites... LOL...
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