Re: [M]: LX200 electronics home again
| Subject: | Re: [M]: LX200 electronics home again |
| From: | Michael J. Cook |
| Date: | Sat May 01 08:33:03 1999 |
R. A. Greiner wrote:
> Chris Vedeler wrote:
>
> > With an expected return date of May 10th, I was pleasantly surprised to
> > find a box from Meade at my door step yesterday. Inside I found what
> > appeared to be all my original components with the exception of two
> > large resistors dangling from wires attached to the motherboard, and big
> > globs of black glue on the side of the RA assembly where the encoder
> > mask sits.
>
> I hope it is all fixed. Through careful scientific observation, of course,
> I have noticed a movement in the temporary fixup community. Black epoxy is
> taking the place of duct tape. :-)
>
> Cheers -- Doc G
Im quite jealous that Chris had his electronic guts returned after only 10
days :-((
Im still waiting, and about to enter my 3rd week. But, Docs humour has
cheered me up! Oh well, the Moon is around full right now anyway.
BTW, not having my 12" Lx200 electronic guts back, what is the version of the
firmware (?) that displays on the keypad at boot-up? I recall something like
4.34L. And, has anybody downloaded the star database from that version, or is
it the same as 3.34L?
--
Michael Cook
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> Chris Vedeler wrote:
>
> > With an expected return date of May 10th, I was pleasantly surprised to
> > find a box from Meade at my door step yesterday. Inside I found what
> > appeared to be all my original components with the exception of two
> > large resistors dangling from wires attached to the motherboard, and big
> > globs of black glue on the side of the RA assembly where the encoder
> > mask sits.
>
> I hope it is all fixed. Through careful scientific observation, of course,
> I have noticed a movement in the temporary fixup community. Black epoxy is
> taking the place of duct tape. :-)
>
> Cheers -- Doc G
Im quite jealous that Chris had his electronic guts returned after only 10
days :-((
Im still waiting, and about to enter my 3rd week. But, Docs humour has
cheered me up! Oh well, the Moon is around full right now anyway.
BTW, not having my 12" Lx200 electronic guts back, what is the version of the
firmware (?) that displays on the keypad at boot-up? I recall something like
4.34L. And, has anybody downloaded the star database from that version, or is
it the same as 3.34L?
--
Michael Cook
Home Page - http://webhome.idirect.com/~mikecook/
-------------------------------------------------------------
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