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Date: 09 Aug 2006 19:40:04
From: W. Watson
Subject: Meade LXD-55--Still Exist?
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Does Meade still sell and support the 55? Their site shows no mention of it.
I see the 75 but not the 55.
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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Date: 09 Aug 2006 17:40:28
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: Meade LXD-55--Still Exist?
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W. Watson wrote:
> Does Meade still sell and support the 55? Their site shows no mention of it.
> I see the 75 but not the 55.
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Hi:
Meade no longer sells, but still supports the 55. It was superseded by
the LXD75
Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of:
Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
and
The Urban Astronomer's Guide
<http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland >
The Annual SCT User Imaging Contest is Underway!
<http://www.rothritter.com/contest/2006/ >
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Date: 10 Aug 2006 01:42:44
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Meade LXD-55--Still Exist?
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RMOLLISE wrote:
> W. Watson wrote:
>
>>Does Meade still sell and support the 55? Their site shows no mention of it.
>>I see the 75 but not the 55.
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>
>
> Hi:
>
> Meade no longer sells, but still supports the 55. It was superseded by
> the LXD75
>
>
> Peace,
> Rod Mollise
> Author of:
> Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
> and
> The Urban Astronomer's Guide
> <http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland>
> The Annual SCT User Imaging Contest is Underway!
> <http://www.rothritter.com/contest/2006/>
>
Thanks, guys.
When I was at the Meade tent at Riverside, I noticed the 75, and thought to
myself, "That looks a lot like the 55. Too bad it wasn't available when our
museum bought the 55." It just looked better than the 55, and improvements
to the mount were certainly needed.
OK, here's my next question. What autostar upgrade does the 55 take > I don't
see anything on their site that specifically mentions the 55. I'm nearly
finished hypertuning (HT) our. What an ordeal that's been. Anyway, the HT
DVD talks about updating the software with ASU. I see an ASU for the RX400.
There are two others, LX200GPS and something like 53. How do I get the
current software? I have a feeling that I have a CD around here from about
18 months ago that contains one we purchased with the #505 cable kit.
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
U.S. Deficit Forecast: A. U.S. Treasury--$760B (std. audit
method), White House--$318B (method??), Full Audit--$3.5T!!
(Corp. method) -- Source: U.S. Today (current forecasts)
Guess which one is most often given in the news? WH
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews >
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Date: 09 Aug 2006 20:53:24
From: Craig M. Bobchin
Subject: Re: Meade LXD-55--Still Exist?
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Wayne,
They no longer sell the ldx-55 series. Those were stopeed a year or so=20
ago, and replaced by the munch better LXD-75 series. The OTAs are the=20
same, but the mounts are much improved.
They do still support them however.
Craig
In article <oSqCg.6548$0e5.1207@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net >,=20
wolf_tracks@invalid.com says...
> Does Meade still sell and support the 55? Their site shows no mention of =
it.=20
> I see the 75 but not the 55.
>=20
> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39=B0 15' 7" N, 121=B0 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>=20
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Date: 10 Aug 2006 14:25:24
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: Meade LXD-55--Still Exist?
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W. Watson wrote:
> OK, here's my next question. What autostar upgrade does the 55 take> I don't
> see anything on their site that specifically mentions the 55. I'm nearly
> finished hypertuning (HT) our. What an ordeal that's been. Anyway, the HT
> DVD talks about updating the software with ASU. I see an ASU for the RX400.
> There are two others, LX200GPS and something like 53. How do I get the
> current software? I have a feeling that I have a CD around here from about
> 18 months ago that contains one we purchased with the #505 cable kit.
>
Hi:
This is a 497 Autostar, so any update for the 497 is applicable. I urge
you to finish your work on the mount and get it going again before you
upgrade the firmware, however, just in case something ain't exactly
right, you'll know what to blame. ;-)
Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of:
Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
and
The Urban Astronomer's Guide
<http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland >
The Annual SCT User Imaging Contest is Underway!
<http://www.rothritter.com/contest/2006/ >
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