Dear Friends;

My 12" LX200 Dec motor, and maybe the electronics on the Dec is giving me a
problem. I guess I will have to get the $650.00 upgrade as well? Please
let me know if you find a cheaper alternative?

Allrightythen,

George S. Anderson

At 08:19 PM 4/13/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>Well, having lived in Tucson, t's a beautiful drive around there, and I'm
>sure the cactus are in bloom, so that's not so bad. Interesting about the
>$650. Who knows where this will lead in terms of cost. I'm sure not
>looking forward to some large cost to get this solved. In the meantime, I
>have my Dob to keep me happy, and after five months of ugly weather we are
>being treated to actual spring time weather. Too bad there isn't some motor
>or something I could stick in the Meade just to have it track in RA and Dec.
>
>Chris Vedeler wrote:
>
>> I took my scope to the local Meade Dealer today to see if they could fix
>> my little problem in time for this weekend (something I realize was a
>> tall order). They said that they would have to order a whole
>> electronics upgrade kit, which includes the Dec drive, RA drive, key
>> pad, front panel and motherboard for $650. Now that may be a bargain
>> for all that stuff, but all I need is the RA drive and possibly the
>> Motherboard.
>>
>> Now, Wayne Watson on this list said that he sent in all those components
>> to Meade to be repaired for a flat $200 fee. I told this to the guys at
>> the dealer, and they said that that wasn't possible (at least for them
>> as a Meade dealer). Meade was already closed by the time I figured this
>> out, so I guess I'll have to call them tomorrow. In the mean time, I
>> wonder what was going on with that.
>>
>> It looks like sending this stuff off to Meade is the way to go after
>> all. And after the 1 hour drive into town each way... :-(
>>
>> Chris Vedeler
>> http://www.isomedia.com/homes/cvedeler/space.htm
>> Tucson, AZ
>
>--
> "Few things are harder to put up with than a good
>example."
> -- Mark Twain
>
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