Re: North Dec button not working
Sorry for the delayed answer. Yesterday I was playing with the mount and noticed the North button was working again. After a few experiments I found that it was indeed the cable between the HC and the
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Bill Tschumy
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#33871
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Re: North Dec button not working
I had this exact same problem. I too thought it might be the HC. Turns out all I did was replace the button battery in the main Gemini box (not the HC). Replaced battery and all is well. Scott
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RAC Equipment Manager
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Re: North Dec button not working
So, what happened? -- Chip Louie Chief Daydreamer Imagination Hardware Astrospheric - South Pasadena Astrospheric Signature ( https://www.astrospheric.com/?Latitude=34.114268&Longitude=-118.1400894 )
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Chip Louie
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Re: North Dec button not working
Brendan, Thanks for the additional info. I will test this tomorrow. Bill
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Bill Tschumy
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Re: North Dec button not working
Hi Bill, I'm home now so can attach more info on this: Just remember the "DEC+" out (Pin 9 HC)? becomes DEC "-ve" when "REV DEC" is selected.??? This is why the fault appears to change.?? In
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Brendan
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Re: North Dec button not working
Bill id suggest it¡¯s a cable issue or pin not contacting socket properly. The HC button is ok. ?Selecting ¡°Rev¡± proves this. ?But it also uses the same ¡°Dec+¡± wire out as ¡°Dec -¡° when
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Brendan
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Re: North Dec button not working
On Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 02:37 PM, Bill Tschumy wrote: > > Michael Hermann also thinks the logic chip is the likely culprit. ?Can you > even get another of those now a days? > > I did try a CMOS reset
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Chip Louie
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Re: North Dec button not working
Michael Hermann also thinks the logic chip is the likely culprit. Can you even get another of those now a days? I did try a CMOS reset but that didn't fix the problem. I don¡¯t have another HC cable
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Bill Tschumy
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Re: North Dec button not working
Just happens to be one for sale on eBay. (
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Drifting
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Re: North Dec button not working
It could be a broken wire in the HC cable, too. Ren¨¦ Am 10.09.24 um 18:44 schrieb Will:
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Rene Goerlich
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#33862
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Re: North Dec button not working
I don't know what is closest to a general reset to factor settings for Gemini 1 but maybe try a "Restore to Defaults" and manually reconfiguring the Gemini-1?? IDK the Gemini hardware but maybe the
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Chip Louie
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Re: North Dec button not working
Bill, It must be the I.C. (although I have not seen the schematic of the HandBox) as you have eliminated the actual switch with your testing method.? I need to take apart my Handbox to see just what
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Will
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North Dec button not working
Group, In the past couple of days, the north Dec button on my 14 year old GM8 hand controller has stopped working. The attachment shows the type of HC I have. Pressing the north button alone does
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Bill Tschumy
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#33859
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Re: Info Mount Losmandy height adjustment
Greetings, , However unlikely, a second washer may have? been added because the bolt it too long or the washer was too thin. For what it's worth, washers are used to increase the surface area of the
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Drifting
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Re: Info Mount Losmandy height adjustment
Thank you Paul and Chip Louie for the valuable advice, I hope it will be helpful for other users who have the same doubts/problems as me. Regards, Thomas Bianchi [email protected]> ha scritto:
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Thomas Bianchi
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Re: Info Mount Losmandy height adjustment
On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 12:40 PM, Thomas Bianchi wrote: > > Thanks Paul, > but if I put stainless washers the resistance is the same or it also > depends on the material, i.e. in this case the original
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Chip Louie
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Re: Info Mount Losmandy height adjustment
Ah, glowing tape is a good idea for a late in the dark setup. I wear a headlight so even in a dark setup glowing pointers never occurred to me. If I had thought of it I would have used a glow in the
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Chip Louie
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Re: Info Mount Losmandy height adjustment
"CWD Painter Tape Trick" - What a great little surprise to always end up so close to my alignment targets! I one-upped your trick by using fluorescent tape so I can easily see the marks in the dark.
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Paul Buckley
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Re: Info Mount Losmandy height adjustment
On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 02:40 PM, Paul Buckley wrote: > > Tom, > > I've never tried 2 washers so I'm not sure what the effect would be.? > Recognize that you're trying to obtain a balance between
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Chip Louie
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Re: Info Mount Losmandy height adjustment
Tom, I've never tried 2 washers so I'm not sure what the effect would be. Recognize that you're trying to obtain a balance between wanting two surfaces to hold tight (so that telescope motion is not
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Paul Buckley
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