At 10:32 AM -0700 4/7/98, JohnLX200 wrote:
>In a message dated 98-04-05 22:31:44 EDT, you write:
>
><< Just one question. How can You hot plug the key pad, without the power on?
> When i set my LX-200 up, i always plug in the key pad & NGF-S, before i
> ever plug in the power cord!
>
> Charles Peterson. >>
>
>I know it sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it's easier than you might
>suspect!
>
>First, unplug the power cord from the LX200. Second, flip the power switch
>on, Third, plug in the keypad. Poof! Then if you're out of warranty, get
>out your checkbook and have Meade fax you instructions on how to remove the
>motors and electronics to ship them out for the $200 fix.

This must be due to the energy stored in the big filter capacitor behind
the power panel. If you wait for just a few seconds after turning on the
power switch the power-on LED should drain the capacitor. Or am I missing
something here?

---
Bill Arnett "Science is a way of trying
San Jose, CA USA not to fool yourself." -- Feynman

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