Meade Laser Collimator 1.25-Inch

Meade Laser Collimator 1.25-Inch Review

I bought one of these gadgets new last year, and tried using it out in the field. This model has the diagonal so you can see it from the back of your scope, a great feature, by the way.

When I plugged it in, I couldn't get the dot into the diagonal, let alone, center it. I eyeballed my alignment beforehand and when I plugged in the laser, it would be way off. So, I adjusted my optics to get the dot in the center. When I did that, my mirrors were so far out I could only see about a quarter of the mirror in the focuser.

So, I gave up and did it the old fashioned way.

One day, I decided to try again. This time I was in the garage and set everything up. During this process, I just happened to rotate the laser in the focuser and the dot moved! Turns out, right from the factory, my unit came off-center. Whoever assembled it never centered it. There are adjustment screws so you can adjust the center, but by that time I was frustrated and gave up for the day. That was late last year and I haven't got back to it yet. I still give this unit four stars because I know that when I get the laser to actually point the right way, I'm sure it will work just fine. I just think Meade needs to work a little on their quality control, especially for something as simple as this. Still recommended.

Meade Laser Collimator 1.25-Inch Feature