{"id":361,"date":"2026-06-05T16:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/welcome-11e05dc.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=361"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:42:11","slug":"meade-14-inch-backplate-restriction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petersonengineering.com\/?page_id=361","title":{"rendered":"Meade 14-inch Backplate Restriction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"361\" class=\"elementor elementor-361\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d043743 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d043743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e921ba elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e921ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/petersonengineering.com\/?page_id=327\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to the EyeOpener<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880b06d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"880b06d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41300de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41300de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/petersonengineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PE-downsized.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a75bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2a75bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edf615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7edf615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Check for possible Meade 14\" backplate restriction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d4447 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46d4447\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a3e592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a3e592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The baffles in 14\u2033 scopes manufactured prior to late 2008 reduce the maximum optical path to 1.75\u2033 diameter.\u00a0 The EyeOpener will still significantly increase your light throughput by 31%\u00a0<\/p><p>14\u2033 Meades manufactured since late 2008 exhibit 2 different major backplate and baffle redesigns \u2013 with most opening the optical path up to a wonderfully full 2 inches and a few constricting the optical path to very restrictive 1.5 inches.\u00a0 Both redesigns utilize baffle tubes held in place with a spanner wrench notched ring.\u00a0 The thread on the outside of the ring mounts Meade\u2019s visual back, and will also mount the EyeOpener.\u00a0 If you own the revision with the full 2\u2033 optical path, congratulations.\u00a0 If you own the revision with the baffles restricting the ID to 1.5\u2033, the addition of an EyeOpener will not increase the light throughput or the actual field of view of your telescope.\u00a0 If you have a revised 14\u2033 measure your baffle ID to insure that the EyeOpener will benefit you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6f04f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc6f04f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b24730 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b24730\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b221e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b221e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This image shows the original 14\u2033 backplate configuration used until 2018<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1b0fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d1b0fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7462ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7462ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/petersonengineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EO-no-help.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petersonengineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EO-no-help.jpg 310w, https:\/\/petersonengineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EO-no-help-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072163f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"072163f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68aa0f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68aa0f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69babc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c69babc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This image shows the constrictive 14\u2033 visual back with the 1.5\u2033 restriction that Meade introduced in 2008.\u00a0 It\u2019s believed that this variant was only produced for a shot time, but it\u2019s best to err on the side of caution and measure your baffle tube as if you\u2019re down to 1.5\u2033 as shown the EyeOpener won\u2019t help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16bb13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c16bb13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae858cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae858cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/welcome-11e05dc.netsolhost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dimension_to_check-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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