I have to pipe up here and say I love my Meade 12", and that when it needed repairs Meade repaired it promptly and well. Thanks, Joe --- On Wed, 7/28/10, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote: From: Kim <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on the Meade mount To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 3:32 PM Thanks again. Haven't yet heard back from Clay but I only emailed after seeing your previous post a few minutes ago. My brother bought a 12" Meade SCT a couple of years ago before he consulted with me. It was in Meade's repair shop more than it was in his possession - at least three different occasions. He then made the mistake of upgrading to another Meade, a 14", instead of cutting his losses and buying a Celestron or another manufacturer. He's had the same experience with it. I don't' understand how Meade can still be in business. I like my Meade Plossl, SWA and UWA eyepieces that I bought nearly 20 years ago, but I'll never buy another Meade product of any kind. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Rob Ratkowski Photography Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 3:24 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] More on the Meade mount Hi Kim I think Clay will have the board rebuilt for $325 the $495 is for his 'supercharge' service which is different than a board rebuild. In our communications, Clay said he has all the components replaced w/ quality parts Meade builds things as cheap as possible Meade makes scopes to make money. We have a couple out here and they have had new gears and other upgrades added that make them work nicely, but if something dies and you send it to Meade you better have a 2nd scope for a few months A fellow I know here has one of their 16" scopes, it too 13 months to get it back I suggested Clay Sherrod but he sent it to Meade As for your problem, contact Clay and see what he suggests he might be expensive BUT he'll get it done and back in quick time and it will work properly. I like Celestron, I have a few ;^) Aloha Rob _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com