At 11:34 AM -0800 1/9/98, JohnLX200 wrote:
>... before plugging in the 18v power or the keypad to the
>panel, my evil twin somehow had my finger flip on the power switch. To my
>amazement, all the lights on the panel blinked and then went dead

I've done this more times than I can remember. I'm sure the brief spurt of
power comes from the latent charge in the big filter capaciter behind the
power panel. So far, I've had no problems; each time it has worked fine
after plugging in the power. OTOH, this can't be good for it.

>... No amount of love
>or money will get the fixit kit to anyone other than an original purchaser
>within or at least near the warranty period, apparently....

This is a pretty disgusting policy. If Meade thinks that the secondary
market for their scopes is irrelevant to their primary sales then they are
very confused. Secondary customers are still customers!

---
Bill Arnett "Science is a way of trying
San Jose, CA USA not to fool yourself." -- Feynman

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