Jim,
I had a runaway RA problem, which turned out to be caused by a deffect mother
board .(.... cross your fingers...
Alf J

Al wrote:

> Jim,
>
> This also happened to me. I removed cover and found a broken wire going to
> the motor. I resoldered it and it was fine...hope you're as lucky as I was.
>
> Al
> ----- Original Message -----
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 6:59 PM
> Subject: [M]: Runaway Dec problem
>
> > All,
> >
> >
> > My LX-200 is having a runaway Dec motor problem. After I turn on the
> > scope, everything seems fine. The paddle lights up as normal and the RA
> > motor works fine. But when I try to slew North or South, the Dec motor
> > goes crazy and I cannot stop the slewing. I have to either disconnect the
> > Dec motor cable or the paddle cable.
> >
> > Any ideas as to what's happening? I though the paddle might have some
> > condensation in it so I put it in my house overnight hoping that would dry
> > it out but it did the same thing tonight.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> > James C. Kernohan | When marriage is outlawed,
> > Ayer Observatory | only out-laws will have
> > Milton, MA 02186 | in-laws.
> >
> >
> >
> >

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