With the beginning of a new year, I and the other Meade4504Telescopes eGroup Moderators wish to all, a Happy and Prosperous 2004. Our group welcomed its 1000th...
Does anyone have experience with Orion Telescopes? Are they of good quality? I have one of the Costco Mead 4505s. I've seen Mars, Venus, and to moon with...
Hello all. Just joined the group mostly just to ask this question, but hopefully it will help me get more enjoyment from my telescope. About 3 years ago my...
... want ... to ... SAD to say but almost any Chinese built scope needs tweaking. If you get one without motors, it's usally a one time thing, except for ...
To: Meade Engineer Any way to get a replacement tripod mount piece shown in the URL below for leathercarver_99@... ? Thanks, James R. Griggs Chicago, IL ...
John, Is the counterbalance rod piece shown in the URL below still okay? http://i23.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/98/d5/4e_1.JPG If not, there's one for sale on eBay:...
January's Night Sky By Jim Menius 2004 gets off to a great start this month. Venus and Saturn compete for the honor of most spectacular planet as Jupiter...
If your counterbalance rod connector is still in good shape, just rotate it 60 degrees, take one of the screws to your local hardware store and have them match...
... Hi Jim, yes the counter balance arm/weight are all okay. Unfortunately the piece that the screws hold in, which would be where the balance arm screws into...
... Happy New Year!!! Clear Skies For All! May 2004 be the year you see all the objects you want to see! Happy Hunting. :-) Steve Smythe Pleasanton, CA,...
The only thing I hated about that set up was the mount. I finally moved the OTA to an Apogee HD (currently $159.00) and have been happy as a clam ever since....
We tried, but failed. Below is the eMail response I received from engineer@... in response to the message below. I suggest you phone the Meade Customer...
Went to the well once too many, you did. ... From: <jrgriggs01@...> To: <Meade4504Telescopes@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 10:06 AM ...
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I will be traveling to South Africa in May and plan to take a ED 80mm. I will need a fairly light tripod and was wondering what the group though about using a...
Ah well, replaced the 0.01mfd cap across the power in jack but still no life in the Autostar :-( Unless anyone has a schematic of the Meade 4504 motor pack ...
Eric, Check out item 2976538818 on ebay from Russel Optics. ($55 US) I bought the same item for my 4504 to replace a dead motor and it worked form me. Rich : )...
Happy New Year's, everyone! After being trapped on Earth for about 20 years, I recently received a Meade scope as a gift - it's such a pleasure to again see...
... This may seem radical... but call Meade. Someone recently posted that Meade sent them one for $35. (i -think- it was a 4504 motor unit (so many groups, so...
... still ... any ... NZ? ... indexing)) ... Thanks Dick, May try that - time difference and calling from NZ does pose some difficulties though, last time I...
Congratulations JPL/NASA on the successfull landing and perfect data/picture downloads accomplished this evening..what a great moment in mans exploration of...
Well, the best advice may be to save your money and not buy one of those filters! The 4.5" Meade doesn't gather enough light to make a LP filter worth the...
I've already taken the steps towards improving the eyepieces - thanks, but I'm surprised about your notes on the filters. Thanks for saving me a bunch of...
John, I just purchased a 4500 with exactly the same problem on ebay, item number 2961896871, <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2961896871>....
Looking at the broken weight bar mounting piece, a thought come to mind. You're right, the telescope/tripod/mount (scope) probably tipped over resulting in...
