I deforked my OTA, sold the mount on Astromart last week and will never buy another fork mount again. I'll be buying a Paramount ME mount by the end of the year.
Over the course of a few years I'll eventually move to a PlaneWave or Alluna Optics Ritchey-Chretien telescope. At the moment I can't just jump up and spend $25,000 or more on a telescope. That will have to wait.......and it may or may never happen. Either way is okay I suppose.
Wish I could just find a hobby that isn't expensive.
It is a service provided by Dr. Clay Sherrod in Arkansas. Basically he cleans the gears, re-lubes them, adjusts backlash, cleans optics, collimates the optics, etc. Cost varies depending on the size. Typically a few hundred dollars.
@pmgodfrey HAHA true. Hobbies are for the rich
imanoob4 1 year ago
I deforked my OTA, sold the mount on Astromart last week and will never buy another fork mount again. I'll be buying a Paramount ME mount by the end of the year.
Over the course of a few years I'll eventually move to a PlaneWave or Alluna Optics Ritchey-Chretien telescope. At the moment I can't just jump up and spend $25,000 or more on a telescope. That will have to wait.......and it may or may never happen. Either way is okay I suppose.
Wish I could just find a hobby that isn't expensive.
pmgodfrey 1 year ago
Now that's some aperture fever! I have an LX200R 8" also supercharged by Dr P Clay Sherrod. Number 4207 - 2008
axnyslie 1 year ago
Thank you !
I'll take a look., but I can get my scope
serviced here in oceanside ca. at O P T
Deepsky1A1B 2 years ago
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See URL below for more information regarding the "supercharge" service. Remove spaces in link as YouTube does not allow direct entry of URL's.
w w w . arksky . o r g / supercharge. h t m
pmgodfrey 2 years ago
I have a 12" lx200 and I never heard
of the term " supercharged " in relation to working on a telescope
Deepsky1A1B 2 years ago
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It is a service provided by Dr. Clay Sherrod in Arkansas. Basically he cleans the gears, re-lubes them, adjusts backlash, cleans optics, collimates the optics, etc. Cost varies depending on the size. Typically a few hundred dollars.
pmgodfrey 2 years ago
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Meade sucks.. Celestron rules. Simple as that.
TheMysteriousAtheist 3 years ago
Supercharged?
Deepsky1A1B 3 years ago
dude quick i think your telescope is spying on you
travludlow 3 years ago