At 04:18 PM 11/27/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Good timing for this thread. I unpacked and setup a new LX200 10" yesterday
>and found a runaway DEC turkey. The symptoms are as David Abrams previously
>described; the keypad is unresponsive and the DEC motor will crank on
>forever, unless I power down.
>
>I have printed out Doc G's very thorough archive and am working through it.
>So far, I have not been able to spot any bad connections or obvious problems
>with the DEC drive, photocells, circuit board, etc.. Meade tech support was
>closed today or I would have tracked down John Piper.
>
>I tried driving it from the RS232 port with ACP and got the same results as
>the keypad. Is it possible that the computer is just "confused?" Is there
>any opportunity for a reset for the main computer board or keypad? Keep in
>mind I am the greenest of newbies.
>
>We have beautiful clear skies in Colorado and I was just hoping to have some
>fun with the scope this weekend instead of waiting until Monday for tech
>support.
>TIA,
>Steve
>
>Steve Adams

Hi Steve,

I'm in Aurora, if I can be of any help, send me a note.

Regards,


Bill Eareckson
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