Re: Broken LX200 :-(
| Subject: | Re: Broken LX200 :-( |
| From: | Arnaldo Arnal |
| Date: | Sun Apr 21 06:18:00 1996 |
At 12:02 4/21/96 -0400,Paul you wrote:
>In a message dated 96-04-21 03:02:18 EDT, you write:
>
>>Its the classic symptom, dec motor starts making wierd noises and then
>>drives uncontrollably in one direction.. then stops and starts shuddering..
>>blew
>>the main fuse into the scope..
>
>Would it perhaps be interesting to track the voltage that people use on their
>LX200s when they have a failure? Although Meade recommends 18V on the
>scope, that does work the motors harder than if you were using 12V. I assume
>they are using some version of pulse width modulation on the motors, and if
>so, that means the motors are driven from the full supply voltage on each
>limited width pulse.
>
>I have been using exclusively 12V, and have not had a whisper of a problem.
>
>Maybe the problems would show a tendancy towards one voltage or the other?
Paul we should do a small poll here. What version, what scope and voltage we
use ?
I have a 10", version 3.30 L with the 18 VDC converter that came with the scope.
I have used it for a year and a half with no problem at all.
Clearskies
Arnaldo Arnal
Caracas-Venezuela
