Wanted: PST in Ha (Withdrawn)

[CoombellKid]

Looking for a PST in Ha, in pristine condition. Maybe someone
has one not being used as much, and are thinking of using it
to fund something else :thumbsup: Well you have about a week to sell
it to me :D

So if ya got one PM me and let me know what you want for it.

regards,CS

Rob

[seeker372011]

why not consider buying new from Mathew Lowell in South Australia? that's where I bought mine and his pricing is very sharp compared to anyone else.

and you really dont need to buy the Coronado hard case..just get a tool box from Supacheap -for around $30 from memeory-and the foam inserts fit perfectly
Narayan

[CoombellKid]

Hey Narayan,

Who is Mathew Lowell in South Australia? does he have a company or
website? you could post? sorry never heard of that name

regards,CS

Rob

[CoombellKid]

Also not really interested in the hardcase, personally I always thought the
price they were charging for a plactic toolbox was over the top!

regards,CS

Rob

Edit: Sorry I was meant to mention I have a hardcase already

[seeker372011]

sorry I misspelt Mathew's last name, its Lovell

here are his details

Matthew Lovell
Telescopes and Astronomy
PO BOX 292
OHALLORAN HILL SA 5158
PH: 08 8381 3188
FAX: 08 8381 3588
telescopes@adam.com.au
http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au

he sells the PST for $800 which compares very favourably with anyone else. His turn around time was quick too..I got a nice package on my doorstep a couple of days after I made the payment

Narayan

[Raydar]

Sounds like seeker372011 is Mathew Lovell, if not, you should do his marketing. ;)

Hi Rob,

I have a PST in HA that I want to sell asap. I have the coronado hard case for it too, which I would highly recommend you keep with the scope.

It is in pristine condition, I don't want to sell it, but I need the money.

I will PM you my email and send you pics.

Regards

Ray

[CoombellKid]

Hi Ray,

Got your message sent you my email and will wait your reply

regards,CS

Rob

[CoombellKid]

Narayan,

thanks mate!

regards,CS

Rob

[Raydar]

Hi Rob,

Strange, its not coming through.

I'll use the pm system in here.

Ray

[Raydar]

Sorry, it came through after all. :thumbsup:

[CoombellKid]

Ok here is the deal, I've had a few offers thus far. There is one thing that
is concerning me (which I thought Coronado had fixed around 2004, but
apparently not) That is the de-laminating of the objective lens and filter.
This was/is a defect on the part of the manufacturer. And covered under
warranty. This can be easily seen by looking at the outer edge of the
objective and you may notice some mottling. Because of this I'm am
leaning towards a brand new model so I have warranty if such a defect
becomes present. I really dont wont to be shelling out $600.00+ to find
I have this problem and more than likely no recourse for warranty. It's also
why I asked the folks who replied to take photo's of the objective lens.
This needs to be done with the scope pointing directly at a light source
(preferably the sun) with the camera aimed at aprox' 45 degree angle
to the objective filters face.

regards,CS

Rob

[Raydar]

I've never heard of that problem before.

I'm happy to take pics of the objective, if you are still interested.

Let me know.

Regards

Ray

[seeker372011]

yes its a real problem and one I have experienced and really glad I had the warranty. meant to affect only a small proportion of PSTs but I was one of the unlucky ones

but Coronado do warranty for 30 months so you may be Ok even if you buy used?

[CoombellKid]

I will try and email Coronado, and find out if the warranty still applies in
the event of a PST being on sold. I would say unfortunately prolly not.

Still at this stage, I feel I would be taking a gamble with the warranty
issue.

I have known about this problem for sometime, it first appeared on
the solar observers & talking telescopes groups some months ago, and
is still cropping up from time to time. Damn shame really...

Ray, Yes send me some pics please

regards,CS

Rob

[Raydar]

Hey Rob, just emailed you some pics.

[CoombellKid]

I've uploaded an image that was in a discussion on Cloudy Nights. You
can see the dis-colouration or mottling, which is more prominant towards
the top and bottom of the objective.

So you guy's know. I have decided to go for a brand new one. Thanks for
the replies, much appreciated and sorry for the inconvenience. But I just
dont want to take the gamble.

regards,CS

Rob

[Raydar]

lol, I must be missing something. I can't see anything. :P

[ving]

look harder ray, i can see it.

[Miaplacidus]

Does this defect actually make the PST unsafe, or the images inferior?

Cheers,

Brian.

[CoombellKid]

There is that fear, but I couldn't be sure. From what I can see Coronado
have taken steps to fix the defect, so I can only think they want to play
it safe. I mean, we are pointing a scope at the sun any failier of the filter
could be catastropic to your eyesight. But most things I hear are yes
they have the defect but dont notice any image quality loss, or yes I
have the defect and the view is a lil soft towards the EFOV.

I have never personally seen it in the fleash, only images of it.

regards,CS

Rob

[Raydar]

Yeah, it looks more like dust and dirt.

Also, that thin layer that seems to be degrading will not become a danger. There is a blocking filter inside that scope which is where most of the filtering is done (I think).