Ralph P. Pass III wrote:
>
> First, what does Pictorview say on the bottom right after you have tried to
> start cooling?
> Second (and no insult is implied) but are you sure you have the - sign on the
> temperature?
>
> I have never heard of this being a software problem.
>
> Ralph
>
> Bert Mettier wrote:
>
> > My Pictor 416 XT refuses to cool down and stays at ambient temperature
> > irrespective of the temperature I enter in the USER PREFERENCES or the
> > camera menue. I have been operating my system for more than a year
> > without many problems using a SCSI connection. Not until an otherwise
> > perfect ( for my state of expertise) picture of NGC 3628 showed an
> > unusual amount of "salt and pepper" sprinkled all over it did I notice
> > the too high temperature. Does this necessarily mean my peltier element
> > is faulty or could it possibly be a software problem ? I'm not aware of
> > having changed any parameters recently, however I once did reset the
> > pictor box to its default values. I am using Pview 6.44 but i have tried
> > other versions too, same problem.
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> > Bert Mettier

The first temperature on the status bar reads the same as the setpoint,
about 2 degrees below ambient, the second figure is at ambient
temperature. The - sign is there.

Bert

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