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Old 04-11-2014, 02:21 PM
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Far out, I wish there was some lovely people who could help me get mine replaced!

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Old 04-11-2014, 02:32 PM
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Thanks for the kind offer Peter, I'll keep it in mind, but right now my dilemma is who could actually perform the swapping bit (me!? yikes), once I get that figured out...

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I think I should mention..... It wouldn't be an absolute freebie.

New KAF16803 chips are about $US5000.00 a pop.

I was thinking of putting the chip into an "engineering grade" camera but I would be happy to let it go for 1/10th that if you were interested.
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Old 04-11-2014, 02:58 PM
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Can ya pop that KAF 16803 in my FLI ML8300?
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Old 04-11-2014, 03:00 PM
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lol, the little Microline that could.

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Old 04-11-2014, 03:53 PM
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Can ya pop that KAF 16803 in my FLI ML8300?
You might need a new scope with a larger image circle, and we know how you hate buying new scopes
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Old 04-11-2014, 08:12 PM
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Haha. I see an FSQ-130ED in Lewis' future.

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Old 04-11-2014, 08:30 PM
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Haha. I see an FSQ-130ED in Lewis' future.
We all live in hope of picking up a cheap one that he's had for a couple of days without making any "improvements"
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Old 04-11-2014, 09:24 PM
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You might need a new scope with a larger image circle, and we know how you hate buying new scopes
Oi, my image circle is 54mm / 4.8° - it should cover it
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Old 04-11-2014, 09:26 PM
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Oi, my image circle is 54mm / 4.8° - it should cover it
But you might want a KAF-50100 one day!
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