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Started by phoenix54, 09/24/2004 12:29AM
Posted 09/24/2004 12:29AM Opening Post
I have a set of Pentax XLs that were caught in a flash flood this past Saturday.I have contacted Pentax, but haven't recieved a reply.Does anyone know of a place I could send them to be cleaned.They have silt inside.
Any help is much appreciated...Jim
Posted 09/24/2004 12:36AM #1
Contact Pentax
Address 600 12th Street, Suite 300 • Golden, Colorado 80401
Address for Shipping Repairs 16163 West 45th Drive, Unit H • Golden, Colorado 80403
We are no longer able to provide walk-in service for consumers. Please mail all products that require repair to the address listed. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding.
Phone 1-800-877-0155 Fax 1-303-799-9213
Floyd

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Posted 09/24/2004 12:38AM #2
Hi Jim,

Cory Suddarth does optical cleaning / alignment of binoculars. He may also do eyepieces. This link will give you all his info: (go down towards the bottom)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/binocularastronomy/message/6236

Tell him David Simons sent ya .. : )

David
Posted 09/24/2004 12:52AM #3
Floyd....I emailed Pentax Monday.I'm not able to phone at this time(phone service is down here)I'll call them when I'm able.Thanks for the information.
David...I forgot about Cory!You told me about him when I posted about a pair of Sovietski binocs I had that needed collimated.Thanks for the reminder!
Posted 09/24/2004 02:26AM #4
Jim,

Sorry to hear your tale of woe. Try contacting ITE--they work with Mike Palermiti in Florida, a very well known optician, who does eyepiece cleaning. He cleaned up an ancient Brandon otho for me some years ago, and the improvement was incredible.

Clear skies,

John Harrington