[M]: Re: RE: A hard case and a field battery for an 8" LX200
| Subject: | [M]: Re: RE: A hard case and a field battery for an 8" LX200 |
| From: | John Fraser |
| Date: | Mon Jul 27 17:02:29 1998 |
Mark:
When was the last year they offered a hard shell case for Lx 200.
John H Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Buettemeier
To: mapug@shore.net
Date: July 27, 1998 9:01 PM
Subject: [M]: RE: A hard case and a field battery for an 8" LX200
>I was lucky enough to have gotten one of the last LX200s which included the
>hard shell case. During that first year of ownership I would diligently
>return my LX200 to its case after every observing session. Now, after a
>few years of use, the scope stays on its tripod in the garage ready to be
>pulled out for use. When I travel, it gets strapped into the back seat
with
>a seat belt, no case. Just remember to disengage the clutches. I dont
>think I have even openned my case in the last year and no, I dont want to
>sell it. Not yet...
>
>As for field power, I first used a small rechargeable thing from Target.
It
>had two built-in cigarette lighter plugs, a built-in charging circuit and a
>low-power warning light. It worked fine but didnt have enough capacity to
>run my scope AND dew heaters so I sold it to a friend and got a 36ah deep
>cycle marine battery. I had no problem running my LX200 for four nights
>this past week up at Table Mt. Also, I find that the scope runs better at
>18 volts using the Meade 1812 converter than it does right off of 12v.
>Plus, I usually run the slew speed at 5 instead of the default 8 in the
>field -- makes it a little more quiet and should use a bit less power
though
>that is probably not much of an issue.
>
>--Mark
>
When was the last year they offered a hard shell case for Lx 200.
John H Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Buettemeier
To: mapug@shore.net
Date: July 27, 1998 9:01 PM
Subject: [M]: RE: A hard case and a field battery for an 8" LX200
>I was lucky enough to have gotten one of the last LX200s which included the
>hard shell case. During that first year of ownership I would diligently
>return my LX200 to its case after every observing session. Now, after a
>few years of use, the scope stays on its tripod in the garage ready to be
>pulled out for use. When I travel, it gets strapped into the back seat
with
>a seat belt, no case. Just remember to disengage the clutches. I dont
>think I have even openned my case in the last year and no, I dont want to
>sell it. Not yet...
>
>As for field power, I first used a small rechargeable thing from Target.
It
>had two built-in cigarette lighter plugs, a built-in charging circuit and a
>low-power warning light. It worked fine but didnt have enough capacity to
>run my scope AND dew heaters so I sold it to a friend and got a 36ah deep
>cycle marine battery. I had no problem running my LX200 for four nights
>this past week up at Table Mt. Also, I find that the scope runs better at
>18 volts using the Meade 1812 converter than it does right off of 12v.
>Plus, I usually run the slew speed at 5 instead of the default 8 in the
>field -- makes it a little more quiet and should use a bit less power
though
>that is probably not much of an issue.
>
>--Mark
>
