Thanks John, and no, I couldn't do that myself.However, my engineer friend
is convinced that since it works with Guide, but not The Sky, it is a
cable/connector problem, most likely a bad ground, so I am going to clean
connections, and replace cables, and see what happens
Ed
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2000 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 comunication problem


> Hi Ed:
>
> Mmmmm....how about slim and none<g>. I think the warranty is for a year
> only, so it's actually not in warranty.
>
> Having said that, in more than one instance (including personal
> experience) Meade has done *warranty* work outside the one year period.
> I've no idea how they decide who gets the free service and who doesn't
> though.
>
> How are you with a soldering iron? I have a similar problem with my
> LX200, except I have NO serial communications. Another subscriber has
> suggested a fix, and I'll implement it as soon as the part get's here.
> BTW, total cost of the parts is about $3<g>. Anyway, if you have access
> to a VOM or a multimeter, you may want to give his diagnosis a look. Let
> us know if you feel comfortable with working with printed circuit
> boards.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Ruthroff
>
> Ed wrote:
>
> > Ok guys, Now that I have determined that the comunication problem with
> > "The Sky" IS an LX200 problem, what is the chance that Meade will
> > honor a warrenty on a scope that is 18 months old?? LOL
>
>

View index by [date] [author] [subject]
Previous message: Re: [M]: LX200 comunication problem, Rod Cook
Next message: RE: [M]: New Image - M16, Alan Voetsch
Next message in thread: Re: [M]: LX200 comunication problem, Robert Steele
Previous message in thread: Re: [M]: LX200 comunication problem, Rod Cook