- #Steve meade designs where to get techflex wire loom update#
- #Steve meade designs where to get techflex wire loom manual#
The encoder appears to be tight on the shaft,Ĭlean and not bent. >It may be dirty (thrown grease), it may be spinning loosely on its shaft. So I had to remove theīottom cover from the motor assembly to inspect the encoder. > (the slotted wheel which is at one end of the motor).Īctually, the inspection port is on the opposite end of the motorĪssembly. >(b) open the DEC inspection panel again, and look at the encoder disk The magnitudes of the ratios are identical (about 2.5). > (the sign may be changed, but the number should match). >(a) check the Setup > Telescope > Dec Ratio matches the value in the RA Ratio If it's spinningįreely, some folks have glued it to the shaft.įrom:ĝave Wallace Seymour on Monday, Jat 10:36 PM Some folks attempt a repair (if it's dirty, be -very gentle- aboutĬleaning it (it's fragile, see "bent", above). Indicates that the encoder is seeing too few light interruptions.Īny of the above three conditions can cause that. The fact that the scope travels further than the Autostar is commanding It may be dirty (thrown grease), it may be spinning loosely on its shaft. (the slotted wheel which is at one end of the motor). (b) open the DEC inspection panel again, and look at the encoder disk (the sign may be changed, but the number should match). (a) check the Setup > Telescope > Dec Ratio matches the value in the RA Ratio Thanks for understanding.įrom: Richard Seymour things i can think of to check: Search for Life in here: See the article "Using the Polar Alignment Scope" in the LXD55 / LXD75 Information section on my LXD55 Site.Īlso, please read the Email Etiquette item on the LXD55 Site re: Spam Blockers. Thanks to your site,, I got the correct pin-outs. Wired, the replacement was wrong too and so was their website's pin-outĭiagram. [P.S.: I also had to make my own #505 cable because Meade's cable are
#Steve meade designs where to get techflex wire loom manual#
Instruction Manual LXD75 page 52, Appendix B. The reticle has the standard four Southern "Octantis" stars PA scopes I've used also have SAO 209 (the 6.5 magnitude star next to To my surprise, the reticle has no second star to rotate the RA to, to I went to use the PA viewfinder telescope. Subject: Polar Alignment Viewfinder, No second Star?įrom:ĝavin C.
#Steve meade designs where to get techflex wire loom update#
Run the Autostar Update application which will detect the SAFE LOAD mode update to 3.4Ec. Hold down the ENTER and SCROLLDOWN keys and then power on the LXD. Lets try a SAFE LOAD and reload a fresh copy of the ROM. I can't get to the reset function as the RA motor runs right after IĮnter the time and date and run until Autorstar gives me a motor fault. Mike here: Have you done a RESET, CALIBRATE MOTORS, and TRAIN DRIVES following the update? My RA motor to start running as soon as I enter the time and date. Subject: LXD55 Autostar(497) update problem only to 26Eįrom:ĝANIEL P KIES can only update my Autostar to version 26E. Mike, I'm not even going to ask why, but I will say that "You are the Try reversing the Autostar cable to the LXD. Subject: Re: LXD55 Autostar(497) update problem only to 26Eįrom:ĝANIEL P KIES It does exactly the same thing. Please use an appropriate Subject Line on your message. If you have any comments, suggestions, questions or answers to questions posed here, e-mail them to me and I'll post them. This page is for user comments and information of a general nature or items applicable to all LXD55 models.
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