Hi
I still have this message after replacing a fried main board.
I have checked out all the cables and they are OK. Is this so called
auxiliary sensor board the GPS, or the board in the left arm that the GPS
and leveling sensors connect to?
I don't know how much control I have because I'm still awaiting my RA motor
board. I have dec contol.
My other problem is that I have control with CDC software but not ASU or
telnet. Anybody got any ideas re this comms problem.
regards

William




At 13:31 09/10/2004, you wrote:
>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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