How do you keep the Meade Polaris 127 locked in place? I tightened it as far as I can! Grrrr?!!

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Jul 16, 2009

SOURCE: Old Meade Polaris - attacking motorized gear boxes

Call Meade and see if they still service this scope.
http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

SOURCE: I have a Meade ETX-90EC. I cannot tighten the

It's a simple solution!
Take the knob off, and use a simple washer, will will hold up in between the plastic and metal surfaces.
This should be your solution!

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Oct 04, 2009

SOURCE: Meade Telescope Model DS 127 part that makes the

Call Meade:

http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Jun 23, 2010

SOURCE: I BOUGHT A POLARIS BY MEADE MODEL-114EQ-A,

All of Meade's manuals are located on this web site:

http://www.meade.com/manuals/index.html

Look at the above page and download a manual.

Testimonial: "I WOULD LIKE TO THANK-YOU! FOR THE WEB SITE I WAS HAVING A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE FINDING ANY THING WERE I LIVE ON THAT SPECIFIC TELESCOPE"

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Mar 21, 2011

SOURCE: The vertical lock knob on my Meade ETX-70AT was

You might be able to drill a hole through the plastic knob and use a washer and a bolt to hold the screw tight. Or do something like this fix:

http://www.schlatter.org/Dad/Astronomy/etx90decknb.htm