Nice work on the fix. A while back I pulled apart a used SCT tube that I brought used here ( previous owner had flocked the secondary housing and outgassing had dulled the secondary mirror) I was nervous about taking the corrector plate off etc but actually it wasn’t to hard with patience and due care. I contacted Meade a while back and they where pretty fast to get back, I had a Meade rep by the name of John Piper help me out, he is also a cloudy nights forum member if you want to PM him there.