Re: Maybe a New Hand Controller for Gemini 2?
Cheers Dan (and thanks Paul). ?Good to get feedback -- Brendan
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Brendan
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Re: Maybe a New Hand Controller for Gemini 2?
It's fixed.? Thanks so much, guys.? I can't understand how I could have gone so many years without this happening before. I think what happened was I had touched the screen at bootup when it was
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dkfcpalfd@...
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Re: Maybe a New Hand Controller for Gemini 2?
Thanks so much for your responses.? When using the GFU, I did see an error message that micro SD card was not located. Just so I've got this stuff straight in my head.... you guys are saying there's
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dkfcpalfd@...
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Re: Maybe a New Hand Controller for Gemini 2?
To add to what Bren suggested, another thing that commonly happens with HC's is that the micro SD card comes loose in its holder and can make intermittent contact. While you have the HC opened, make
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: Maybe a New Hand Controller for Gemini 2?
Dan this is a known issue ( https://gemini-2.com/faqGII.html#Q19 ) when dirt or debris or pressure is upon the touchscreen bezel when powered up ? Causes HC to cycle languages and other odd things
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Brendan
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Maybe a New Hand Controller for Gemini 2?
I got my Losmandy Titan in 2015, running Gemini 2.? The hand controller went crazy on boot up this evening when I turned the mount on..... it was going to other languages..... German, French,
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dkfcpalfd@...
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Re: DST with Gemini2
Philip, On the HC you reset the active time zone in the MENU->SYSTEM->SITE panel.? Edit the Time Zone Field.? This adjusts the date/time display but not the G2 internal clock keeping UTC. If instead
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WayBack
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Re: What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
Opened the HC, just in case some debris was around the bezel/gasket and did a HC ¡°touch the screen¡± calibration at startup. All is working normally now! ?Screwed the HC back together and we are
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Bill Krosney
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Re: DST with Gemini2
This is what I did to avoid any confusion.
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peter@...
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Re: DST with Gemini2
You don't have to change the settings at all if you don't want. I keep my Gemini on UTC all the time.?? You can keep it on your local winter time zone if you wish. If you set your clock an hour
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Michael A. Covington
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DST with Gemini2
I'm in Belgium, so the timezone is +1. Yesterday we switched to Daylight Saving Time, so +1 hour. How do I change the settings? Timezone +1 and the internal clock one hour later or do I also switch to
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philip.doutreligne@...
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Re: What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
Good point! I misread the original message thinking the cycling of the languages was automatic. If it happens only when you press anything on the screen, the problem is most likely lost calibration.
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
Just a thought. If you find there¡¯s no debris pressing on the screen, try recalibrating the touch function. Maybe it lost calibration after changing the battery? The fact it scrolls through the
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Jonathan
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Re: What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
Without a voltmeter, you don't know if the power supply is the problem.? Power supplies are failure-prone. -- Michael A. Covington, Ph.D. Consultant, Covington Innovations, Athens, Georgia, USA
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Michael A. Covington
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Re: What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
Hand controller is probably OK. Changing languages is something that happens when the lower right corner of the touch screen is pressed. This can be a piece of dirt or debris or the plastic case
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Paul Kanevsky
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Re: What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
Power supply is a regulated 12v DC supply via an 120v AC converter. ?This power supply setup has worked flawlessly for me in the past, so I don¡¯t think it¡¯s the issue. ?Is it possible the Hand
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Bill Krosney
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Re: What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
What are you using for a power supply?? Try a different one. -- Michael A. Covington, Ph.D.
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Michael A. Covington
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What¡¯s wrong with my Gemini 2?
Ok, this is a weird one. Powered up my Gemini-2 today (Gemini-2 mini driving a GM811). ?Got a message that the main circuit board power was low (or something to that effect) so I immediately replaced
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Bill Krosney
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Re: Recent G11 Reviews Needed Please
¡°??You would never be able to use a pole master to polar align with that motor in the way.¡± Thanks for the comment. If I ever need to use a Polemaster, I suppose not. But as I mentioned, after
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kevinwalsh324@...
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Re: Recent G11 Reviews Needed Please
You should contact losmandy about those motors. I¡¯m pretty certain the part number on them should be SVM-HTS and would match the ones from Brian¡¯s video. You would never be able to use a pole
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Greg
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