Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
Hi, all!
Today arrived the long-awaited package with Coronado SolarMax III 90mm, double stack. I have been waiting for this telescope for half a year for my observatory. And my joy knew no bounds...
I checked and found that RichView wheel is blocked and doesn't rotate Maybe someone had the same problem?
Today arrived the long-awaited package with Coronado SolarMax III 90mm, double stack. I have been waiting for this telescope for half a year for my observatory. And my joy knew no bounds...
I checked and found that RichView wheel is blocked and doesn't rotate Maybe someone had the same problem?
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
We need to get DeepSolar64 to reply to this post, he owns a Coronado 90 but I am not sure which version.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
I have a SolarMax II 90 doublestacked scope.
I notice two knarled grips on the SMIII stacking etalon. One right behind the screw on cap. Is that the RichView tuner or just a grip? The second is a brass wheel just behind it. Is that the RichView Tuner or have they used a tuning ring to replace the small tuning wheel on the DS etalon? If not you are missing a tuning wheel! My SMII etalon looks different and remember my primary etalon is internal not external like on the SMIII.
An absent wheel leaves no way to tune the front etalon outside of the RichView tuning ring. The tuning wheel is called a T-Max tuner I think. The front etalon should have two ways to tune it and the rear etalon only one. A missing tuner on the stacking etalon should be covered by the manufacturers warranty.
I wish I was familiar with the SMIII series. Stephen Ramsden has one I am sure and he's familiar with them. Maybe he will chime in.
James
I notice two knarled grips on the SMIII stacking etalon. One right behind the screw on cap. Is that the RichView tuner or just a grip? The second is a brass wheel just behind it. Is that the RichView Tuner or have they used a tuning ring to replace the small tuning wheel on the DS etalon? If not you are missing a tuning wheel! My SMII etalon looks different and remember my primary etalon is internal not external like on the SMIII.
An absent wheel leaves no way to tune the front etalon outside of the RichView tuning ring. The tuning wheel is called a T-Max tuner I think. The front etalon should have two ways to tune it and the rear etalon only one. A missing tuner on the stacking etalon should be covered by the manufacturers warranty.
I wish I was familiar with the SMIII series. Stephen Ramsden has one I am sure and he's familiar with them. Maybe he will chime in.
James
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
Hi volod,
The part which should move is the golden ring at the front. Is that what does not move ? You should be able to rotate the golden front ring in and out ...
Please send a photo from the front.
If I remember well Eric Roel has also a 90mm ... perhaps he can chime in ¿?
The part which should move is the golden ring at the front. Is that what does not move ? You should be able to rotate the golden front ring in and out ...
Please send a photo from the front.
If I remember well Eric Roel has also a 90mm ... perhaps he can chime in ¿?
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
I don’t know if this has already been answered or figured out yet, but here is my SMIII double stacked 90 mm showing the proper tuning parts.
The richview tuning ring is here:
the first and second tilt tuners are here:
The entire train looks like this:
The richview tuning ring is here:
the first and second tilt tuners are here:
The entire train looks like this:
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
are you saying that your richview tuning ring is stuck and will not turn?
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
I once had a richview tuner in my hands. If his golden front wheel does not turn I guess it is just because when they assembled it somebody rotated it to the end of the thread and then screwed in the blocking pin.
So the solution for moving the the Rich View tuner should be
1. Unscrew the blocking pin
2. Rotate the Rich View tuner to where it looks good
3. Insert the locking pin again
The black part of the Rich View tuner has, as far as I remember a lot of threaded holes for the locking pin.
@ Stephen, could you please check that ?
BTW in the latest images I see a lot of little slots compared to your image with a very long slot in the RV tuner ...
regards Rainer
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
The SolarMax III looks quite a bit different than my SolarMax II. Stephen, I see both T-Max wheels on yours and the gold knarled ring is the Richview tuner.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
from the looks of the original post, they may have been trying to turn the wrong thing. It takes some getting used to.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
Thanks Stephen for your input.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
Thank you dear friends for your answers!
Seems that Richview tuner is really broken. I do not dare to repair it myself, because I can lose the warranty.
Seems that Richview tuner is really broken. I do not dare to repair it myself, because I can lose the warranty.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
Could you show is this ring is spinning with the thread or separate from the thread?
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
it spins either way.
There is a screw that restricts it to a certain range.
the screw can be removed easily to turn it to a different range if necessary.
To be honest, I never use this ring for tuning as it doesn’t really make any difference in my location at 950ft above sea level.
The tilt tuning is all I ever use.
You should be able to just return the one etalon for repair if you want and continue using the scope in single etalon mode.
If it were mine, I would just take out the screw restricting the movement and give it a turn to loosen it.
There is a screw that restricts it to a certain range.
the screw can be removed easily to turn it to a different range if necessary.
To be honest, I never use this ring for tuning as it doesn’t really make any difference in my location at 950ft above sea level.
The tilt tuning is all I ever use.
You should be able to just return the one etalon for repair if you want and continue using the scope in single etalon mode.
If it were mine, I would just take out the screw restricting the movement and give it a turn to loosen it.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
I'll be at the observatory tomorrow and see if it's possible. It seems to me that this locking screw does not limit the rotation of the wheel, it is located approximately in the middle of the groove.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
yep, I watched the video-it’s stuck and needs exchanging or repair.
You can use it with the one etalon in the meantime.
I would try to deal with the retail outlet that sold it to you rather than the Meade corporation as they are in pretty dire straits right now.
You can use it with the one etalon in the meantime.
I would try to deal with the retail outlet that sold it to you rather than the Meade corporation as they are in pretty dire straits right now.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
I use the tuning ring ( Richview tuner ) only occasionally. It's the tilt-tuning wheels I use the most. My altitude is 2160 asl.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
I still do not quite understand why the Richview using depends of the altitude )
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
I am not sure on that one with the tilt-tuner either. With pressure tuned Lunt scopes the tuner itself is pressurized and has to be uncapped and reset to adjust it to the pressure of the user's altitude. Steven may know.
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Re: Coronado SolarMax III RichView blocked
solarchat wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:36 pm yep, I watched the video-it’s stuck and needs exchanging or repair.
You can use it with the one etalon in the meantime.
I would try to deal with the retail outlet that sold it to you rather than the Meade corporation as they are in pretty dire straits right now.
I know Orion acquired Meade over a year ago. Is Meade about to go under and take Coronado with it?
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Losmandy AZ8 Alt/Az Mount
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