Mike I am currently running 6.34M which Meade tells me is the most recent
version. It seems they upgraded the mount when they repaired it. You say
6.341 solved the problem, was it a known bug in the software set? It seems
so strange that simply doing a sync would change the co-ordinates to
something other than what you sync on and show the position error in the
Object Library display without any scope motion. Meade is claiming it is a
hardware problem and is sending me a new board set so I will keep the group
posted on how it goes. Is anyone else out there running version 6.34M
experiencing any problems?

Blair

-----Original Message-----
Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: [M]: LXD650 pointing problem


>Version 6.341 chipset fixes this, but I don't think you can't get those
chips
>anymore, I gave my last extra set to Todd Gross. The latest chipset
requires a
>motherboard change, it also boosts your database to 64K items (check with
Meade
>about $). I am currently using an old motherboard using 6.341 and have a
new
>motherboard as a spare (don't ask).
>
>Call Paul McDaniel at Meade, he will help you, he may have old chips laying
>around.
>
>m.
>
>Blair MacDonald wrote:
>
>> I think I have discovered a bug in the CDS software version 6.34. The
lat,
>> long and time are correct and the scope was balanced. I seems to me that
the
>> mount should not move if I sync on the last goto then press goto again.
If I
>> goto an object, there is some error so I move the mount to center the
object
>> using the NSEW keys and then sync. If goto is then pressed the mount
moves
>> to some other location nearby. It seems that Meade may have goofed on the
>> flip in RA as the dec swings over the meridian. The system works fine to
the
>> west of the meridian and was able to find Mars every time. Earlier when
Mars
>> was east of the meridian there was a constant error even after syncing on
>> Mars. Also the problem with pressing goto after a sync shows up in the
east
>> only.
>>
>> Blair
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Date: Saturday, May 01, 1999 1:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [M]: LXD650 pointing problem
>>
>> >At 01:17 AM 5/1/99 -0300, you wrote:
>> >>I have a rather strange pointing problem with my mount. When a sync is
>> done
>> >>in one half of the sky and the goto is pressed the mount stays put as
it
>> >>should. When another object is located in the other half of the sky and
a
>> >>sync is done then the goto causes the scope to slew about two degrees
>> away
>> >>from where the sync was done. Any suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>Blair
>> >>
>> >
>> >Blair,
>> >In order to help you with your problem, I need to know more details.
>> >Is the pointing error, after you "goto", in RA or DEC or in both axes?
>> >Have you verified that the lattitude, longitude, time, date are entered
>> >correctly?
>> >Is your scope carefully balanced?
>> >
>> >Richard
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>
>
>
>--
>
>
>Have a Nice Day!
>m.
>
>
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