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Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 Crisis ...Help Please
From: Nanz Family
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Tue Jul 03 15:12:08 2001
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More than likely you have a bad connection with your dec cord. Reverse
the cable and reconnect carefully. Turn the scope on and see what
happens. If it happens again wiggle the cable a bit and turn the scope
back on....
Good Luck
Bob
Martin Pugh wrote:
> Hello all
>
> I switched on my LX200 this evening and the declination motor went
> mad. It started rotating instantly I turned the scope on, driving the
> OTA downwards.
>
> I powered off, disconnected the handset, powered back on and it did it
> again.
>
> What the hell has happened? Can you believe that I take delivery of an
> SBIG ST8E in 2 weeks!
>
> Any and all advice/comments welcome
>
> Regards
>
> Martin Pugh
>
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More than likely you have a bad connection with your dec cord. Reverse
the cable and reconnect carefully. Turn the scope on and see what happens.
If it happens again wiggle the cable a bit and turn the scope back on....
<br>Good Luck
<br>Bob
<p>Martin Pugh wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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switched on my LX200 this evening and the declination motor went mad. It
started rotating instantly I turned the scope on, driving the OTA downwards.</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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powered off, disconnected the handset, powered back on and it did it again.</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>What
the hell has happened? Can you believe that I take delivery of an SBIG
ST8E in 2 weeks!</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Any
and all advice/comments welcome</font></font><o:p></o:p></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
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Pugh</font></font><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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