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Folks,
It's me again. Remember the guy had a 16" LX200 GPS fried by lightning? =
Well, I have received the scope back from Meade and reconstructed it on =
my pier. First light after the repair. . . a message from the control =
paddle telling me that the telescope can not communicate with the =
"auxiliary sensor board". I am instructed by the paddle to bypass this =
and I will be able to use the telescope. I did so. The scope seems to =
work except for the fact that, evidently, the failure to access the =
"sensor board" prohibits the scope from communicating with the GPS, thus =
seemingly turning the scope into a Classic, I need to perform a one or =
two star alignment.
I called Meade and, of course, they want me to ship back the scope. =
Those of you who have done this know that taking apart a 16"-scope, =
packing up, arranging for shipment etc. is NOT the most enjoyable way to =
spend a Saturday. So, I asked to speak to someone else and was sent to =
John Piper. He essentially told me the same thing except that he did =
mention that I could send in the main circuit board, though they did not =
prefer that. They want me to send the base of the scope. . . not as bad =
as sending the entire scope, but I would still have to take the thing =
apart again, go through tweaking the aligning of the pier to the pole =
AGAIN, etc. So, I am going to push for the circuit board idea as a =
first try to correct the difficulty.
My question to you all is: Has anyone ever had this problem before? I =
have not seem mention of "sensor boards" in any of our discussions. If =
you have had this problem, what are the odds that the problem lies in =
the main circuit board. located just behind the panel on the base. This =
is easy to remove and will pose a minimum of inconvenience, other than =
loss of the utilization of the scope, of course.
Any insights would be appreciated. I plan on calling John Piper back =
next week to arrange for my sending in the board. Any thoughts before =
that would be a help.
Thanks one and all.
Clear Skies,
Terry
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Folks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>It's me again. Remember the guy had a =
16" LX200=20
GPS fried by lightning? Well, I have received the scope back from =
Meade=20
and reconstructed it on my pier. First light after the repair. . . =
a=20
message from the control paddle telling me that the telescope can not=20
communicate with the "auxiliary sensor board". I am instructed by =
the=20
paddle to bypass this and I will be able to use the telescope. I =
did=20
so. The scope seems to work except for the fact that, evidently, =
the=20
failure to access the "sensor board" prohibits the scope from =
communicating with=20
the GPS, thus seemingly turning the scope into a Classic, I need to =
perform a=20
one or two star alignment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I called Meade and, of course, they want me =
to ship=20
back the scope. Those of you who have done this know that taking =
apart a=20
16"-scope, packing up, arranging for shipment etc. is NOT the most =
enjoyable way=20
to spend a Saturday. So, I asked to speak to someone else and was =
sent to=20
John Piper. He essentially told me the same thing except that he =
did=20
mention that I could send in the main circuit board, though they did not =
prefer=20
that. They want me to send the base of the scope. . . not as bad =
as=20
sending the entire scope, but I would still have to take the thing apart =
again,=20
go through tweaking the aligning of the pier to the pole AGAIN, =
etc. So, I=20
am going to push for the circuit board idea as a first try to correct =
the=20
difficulty.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>My question to you all is: Has anyone =
ever had=20
this problem before? I have not seem mention of "sensor =
boards" in=20
any of our discussions. If you have had this problem, what are the =
odds=20
that the problem lies in the main circuit board. located just =
behind the=20
panel on the base. This is easy to remove and will pose a minimum =
of=20
inconvenience, other than loss of the utilization of the scope, of=20
course.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Any insights would be appreciated. I =
plan on=20
calling John Piper back next week to arrange for my sending=20
in the board. Any thoughts before that would be a=20
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Thanks one and all.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Clear Skies,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Terry</FONT></DIV>
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