Hi,  Hello Mike,  A little too busy to check these myself today, but the formulas are all over the webs and books. Maybe these will help: ...
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Mike Souza
mike_souza
May 15, 2013 9:44 pm
Thanks - those look like good links. Mike  ________________________________ From: Philip Forsyth <pilipkorea@...> To:...
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 15, 2013 10:00 pm
You are welcome ________________________________ From: Mike Souza <mike_souza@...> To: "skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com"...
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Kevin Lahey
rokkaku99
May 17, 2013 3:59 pm
As long as we're looking for something to talk about, I was curious about the white plastic cylinders that serve as azimuth bearings on my fairly early XT10i....
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PhilL
kb0nes
May 17, 2013 5:54 pm
Mike, I'd suggest you look here for a bit: http://www.televue.com/engine/TV3b_page.asp?id=154 The article half-way down "Telescope Formulas, Common Telescope...
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PhilL
kb0nes
May 17, 2013 6:22 pm
Kevin, I haven't had one of the new XT10i scopes apart yet so I don't entirely understand how the base is assembled. I do find it odd that they chose to make...
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JohnA
also_nc
May 18, 2013 3:38 pm
... Very early IntelliScopes had loose azimuth bearings simply dropped into recesses in the ground board. Later on, the 3 flat Teflon pads were stapled to the...
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Richard
ap777200
May 19, 2013 3:25 am
Hello All, I am wanting to sell my Orion SkyQuest XT10i IntelliScope Dobsonian telescope, which I bought a few years ago. I has only been used a handful of...
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K B
firefoxkb
May 19, 2013 12:11 pm
Hi Richard. Personally I would ask more for the scope. I take it your scope has the manual go to system. I would ask at least $650 if it's in very good ...
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 19, 2013 12:53 pm
Hi Richard,  I would disagree Karsten. That is less of a discount than many of Orion's sales offer ($650 is less than 20% off). I get their emails and...
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Jason Creager
lasergecko
May 19, 2013 2:36 pm
Orion refuses to support secondary owners with part purchases. That figures heavily into the price of any used Orion gear by anyone who knows astronomy gear. ...
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JohnA
also_nc
May 19, 2013 3:54 pm
... Checking the already-sold Cloudy Nights Classifieds is one way of determining what used telescopes and accessories have sold for recently. A quick search...
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David Aucoin
musicman3236
May 19, 2013 10:14 pm
I would stick with the $500. Scopes lose value over the years from continued use and wear and tear. Despite the electronics still working, they do age as well....
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 19, 2013 10:16 pm
Very well put Dave. ________________________________ From: David Aucoin <stargaz3r45@...> To: skyquest-telescopes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May 19,...
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Richard
ap777200
May 20, 2013 2:45 am
I would tend to agree, I would even take a bit less for it. I do like the scope and would keep it if I could, but in order to get a new scope my wife is making...
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K B
firefoxkb
May 20, 2013 3:53 am
Sorry guys, I don't know. I can't think of not getting the best you can for it. If it doesn't get any responses then drop it but to low ball off the top you...
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Kevin Lahey
rokkaku99
May 20, 2013 1:56 pm
On Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:42 -0000 ... Ahh, thanks, that sounds like what's going on. The fix seems like the kind of project to take on when I get access to a...
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JohnA
also_nc
May 20, 2013 3:38 pm
The manual with my 2005 XT10i hadn't been updated and still shows the drop-in Teflon pads and recessed holes in the ground baseplate. A separate addendum was...
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Kevin Lahey
rokkaku99
May 20, 2013 8:29 pm
On Mon, 20 May 2013 15:38:06 -0000 ... Heh. I guess that's the way things sometimes happen. :-) I'm glad that Orion had the guts to switch things around when...
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PhilL
kb0nes
May 22, 2013 10:28 pm
I can't imagine ANY way that affixing the Teflon pucks to the ground board could affect the azimuth motions of your scope for the worse. If anything leaving...
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JohnA
also_nc
May 23, 2013 1:21 pm
... I did exactly that on my XT6i (prompted by an entirely different reason). The top baseplate of an Intelliscope has a center hole which slides down over...
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gary miller
landarch283
May 28, 2013 8:45 pm
i recently decided it was time to clean the mirror on my xt10 classic. i read several posts to prepare, then started to get down to business. when i was unable...
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Philip Forsyth
pilipkorea
May 28, 2013 9:15 pm
Hello Gary,  I have cleaned mirrors. What scope do you have? Perhaps I can advise.  Philip ________________________________ From: gary miller...
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PhilL
kb0nes
May 28, 2013 9:31 pm
Gary, I have owned an one of the original Guan Sheng made XT10's since the start and have also had a number of the Synta made XT10's apart as well. Indeed...
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Gary Miller
landarch283
May 28, 2013 10:02 pm
the scope is a skyquest xt10 classic dob, purchased about 6 years ago. gary ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Gary Miller
landarch283
May 28, 2013 10:53 pm
thanks for the info, phil. i think i just needed a push to get over the fear of screwing up. i'll give it a try this weekend. gary ... [Non-text portions of...
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Max
davenporttennis
Jun 6, 2013 11:40 pm
Hi all, I got my XX14i a while back and recently I acquired a SkyFi and I was wondering how to connect it to my iPad. I've done it with my LX90ACF before and...
