Check the wires that attach to the DEC motor. Mine came
loose and caused the DEC to go dead also, but the wire
looked okay because the heat shrink made it look like the
wire was attached, but in fact the actual conductor had broken.

Mike McAuley
Tucson, Arizona


----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 4:15 PM
Subject: [M]: Dec dead


> Help:
>
> I just had my declination motor fixed in the summer 6 months ago. Now
after
> only 15 nights out
> it's deader than a nit. I get nothing when I press North or South on my LX
> 200 -10"-. I tried changing
> the cords changed the keypad still nothing. The last time I used it there
> was a chunking sound coming out of the Dec assembly stopped and opened it
> today it does not seem to be getting any
> power no sound from the motor at the Dec assembly.
>
> Help were lost without our scope. Our 12" recently bought is to large for
> our observatory (roll off)
> we are cutting out some of the cross trusses to allow height for the scope
> require a extra 8"
> to use with tripod.
>
> John H Fraser
>
> Cape Breton Astronomical Society
>
>
>
>

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