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Originally Posted by nightsky
G'Day,
Not sure where you were shopping for the Meade 8" costing $5000, you can pick up a Meade 8" LX 90 UHTC for around $2500 including the wedge and a few extras as well,also you can pick up a Meade 10" to 12" with a lot of extras for under $5000 all second hand of course but in great condition.
Cheers
Arthur
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Hi Arthur' Your right there, I was quoting the new price on the LX 200R 8", which was the one I was looking at buying, I should have clarified that. I was ready to put the money on it until I heard it slewing. That put me right off. A lot of observers don't seem to mind the coffee-grinder noise but it wasn't for me. An LX10 owner also warned me to be careful of earlier series LX's as some had come out with plastic gears that often needed upgrading, and then there were clutch issues, motherboard problems. It was all to much for me I am afraid so I went looking elsewhere. I suppose I could have bought a meade tube but they are rare by themselves and always seem forsale with the fork mount etc.
I did have a serious look at an LX10, second hand for $3500 with the mount and all, but it ran on 18V and I wanted no part of that. I had that business with my second scope 20 odd years ago. It was a meade 8" that ran on 240V and you needed an inverter. Great for it's day mind you.