Hello Dan,

thanks a lot for Your quick response on my request.

Do You realy use also the white Styrofoam pieces of the shipping case, when
transporting the scope with the nylonmade Meade transportation-case, Meade
offers as an additional equipment?

I was told by a dealer of the German importer, that tis pieces are not used
with this bag, because there is not enough space inside. He told me further,
that these white foamparts are only used, when shipping the scope with the
shipping case of the delivery!

Best regards from Munich - Bavaria! Yours sincerly

Peter



-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Datum: Sonntag, 2. Mai 1999 00:44
Betreff: Re: [M]: transportation-bag for lx-200


> astro-peter wrote:
>
> Hello to all!
>
> I am a new user of a Meade LX-200/10"/f10 scope and have to transport it
for
> observation every time. Therefore I bought the original carrying case,
made of
> nylon, despite of its very high price in germany (abt. 400,-- German
marks),
> for the use with the foam pieces of the shipping case.

I also use this case to transport my scope to the viewing sites.

> Now I have some questions to other user of this carrying bag:
>
> 1. There are slots cut into the foam pieces, obviously to carry some other
> equippment of the scope, as finder, finderbracket, hand-controller etc..
What
> parts of the LX equipment can be transported with securely and where
should
> this be placed in the form pack (I think, the controler fits at the right
> frontside, the finder.bracket at the left frontside - seen as, when
standing
> in front of the opened suitcase).

I find it much easier to have all the accesories in a separate case since
they
won't all fit in the LX200 case.

> 2. Can ´the finderscope be left on its bracket, while transporting the
scope
> with the nylon suitcase.

No, there is no room in the foam so you must detach it.

> 3. Can I store also the ac-converter and the cables there, I need for
> observing, during transportation? What else can I transport beside the
scope
> with this equipment case and where should this equipment in the box (foam
> pieces).

I try to put as little wear-and-tear on the foam as possible, so I don't put
anything else in the case except for the scope itself. Don't forget to use
the
two pieces of white styrofoam when you pack it up.

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