Paul:

I understand, will ck the connection to the motor did the same as you, did
not wiggle them to see if they were loose Prior to the death of the Dec we
were getting a chunking sound from the Dec while it was in motion. Rain last
night did not go out to our Observatory hope to get out Thursday it will be
clear then.

If we cant find a simple solution to our problem then we will spend the
$175. to replace the motor sure
is a big price for such a small piece of gear.

John H Fraser
Cape Breton Astronomical Society
-----Original Message-----
Date: December 6, 1999 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [M]: Re: Re: Dec dead


>Paul,
>
>FWIW, I was suggesting he check the connection of the two
>wires that actually terminate on the motor itself. The solder
>connection on mine had broke, but was not readily obvious
>due to the fact that the wire still "looked" attached because
>of the shrink tubing used at the connection. Only after I
>wiggled it, did it come off.
>
>Mike McAuley
>Tucson, Arizona
>
>----- Original Message -----
>Sent: Monday, December 06, 1999 2:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [M]: Re: Re: Dec dead
>
>
>> At 04:49 PM 12/6/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> >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.
>>
>> If you are trying to make a straight through cable (ie., pin 1 to pin 1,
>> etc.) the colors should be in the same sequence when the connectors are
>> placed side by side with the cables exiting the same direction. If the
>> colors line up one for one with the connectors placed end to end they are
>> wired as crossover.
>>
>> Been there, been fooled myself!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

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