Mike:

Will ck the wires tonight and let you know if that was the problem. We ckd
the wires but did not take
a close look could be the same as yours will take a closer look. Thanks for
the advice.


John H Fraser
-----Original Message-----
Date: December 5, 1999 11:37 PM
Subject: [M]: Re: Dec dead


>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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