Ok, thanks. Nick Sent from my Windows Phone ... From: Christopher Erickson Sent: 18/05/2013 20:45 To: ss2k@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [ss2k] Memory...
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dennis.kung
May 22, 2013 12:00 am
Hi, I purchased this SS that came with the New Atlux mount years ago. This is the second time I replaced its battery. Last time it worked. But this time...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
May 22, 2013 12:17 am
Double-check your soldering job. You might have a cold solder joint. Christopher Erickson Consulting Engineer Summit Kinetics Waikoloa, HI 96738 ...
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Nick Lewis
astrospaceuk
May 22, 2013 8:12 am
Hi, I'm not sure if I've interpreted what you wrote correctly, but have you had this battery in storage for some years? If so, is the problem a shelf life...
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Bo Sandström
bosandstrm
May 22, 2013 9:46 am
Hi, This kind of battery usually last at least 10 years in the SS2K, where it is very lightly loaded. Shelf life shall be in excess of 10 years. The voltage is...
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dennis.kung
May 22, 2013 3:39 pm
The old battery was measured at 0.002V. All the unused ones I have are 3.6V. Yes the batteries were in storage for a few years but they should still work. ...
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Nick Lewis
astrospaceuk
May 22, 2013 4:02 pm
Interesting. I bought my SS2K new at least ten years ago (I think more like 12 or 13), and I'm just about to change the battery for the first time, as you may...
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nicolas kratiras
stoupi11
May 22, 2013 4:10 pm
Hi, Â Â I have my ss2K for 8 years and the battery is still O.K. What i would like to ask is, if the battery is not replaced but instead the parameters are...
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Nick Lewis
astrospaceuk
May 22, 2013 4:24 pm
As far as I can tell, it does. But you have to enter at least date & time, latitude & longitude, and you’d have to record and re-enter things like backlash...
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dennis.kung
May 22, 2013 5:34 pm
Wow. That's a long battery life! I guess it depends on the manufacturer then. I think Xeno isn't as good as the original. Let us know how it goes for...
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nicolas kratiras
stoupi11
May 22, 2013 5:36 pm
Thanks Nick, Â Â I know it's not practical to re-enter the parameters every single time. The reason i asked this question was that i needed to know if ss2K...
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Nick Lewis
astrospaceuk
May 22, 2013 7:20 pm
Well, it's in and the SS2K's functioning again. I've switched it on and off a couple of times and the basic date/time &lat/long settings are preserved. Now...
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Nick Lewis
astrospaceuk
May 22, 2013 7:27 pm
It’s probably worth spending a cloudy evening documenting all the configuration settings you have in it before the battery actually fails, by the way. I wish...
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Bo Sandström
bosandstrm
May 22, 2013 10:12 pm
Hi, The discharge characteristics of this type of battery is very flat, going from more than 3.6 volts to maybe 3.1 over a long time. When its empty it plunges...
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dennis.kung
May 23, 2013 6:04 pm
Congrats! It's working for you! No luck for me. I found the memory chips IC61C256AH. There are 2 on the PCB. The Vcc-Gnd has a voltage of 3.15V. So they...
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dennis.kung
May 23, 2013 6:18 pm
Hi, Given the expectation that sooner or later the SS2K is going to fail and it is no longer being sold and supported by Vixen. If the SS2K dies, my mount...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
May 23, 2013 7:11 pm
The Sidereal Technologies Servo Controller and Servo Controller II can use the Vixen servo motors directly without modification. ...
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Bo Sandström
bosandstrm
May 23, 2013 7:52 pm
Hi, There may be a cold solder joint on any of the memory pins. There are a lots of address and data pins and some enable and read and write strobe pins . If...
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dennis.kung
May 23, 2013 8:05 pm
Thanks! This gives me hope. :D Are Vixen mounts using servo or stepper motors? How could I tell if mine is servo?...
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dennis.kung
May 23, 2013 8:21 pm
Hi, The chips pins go through the PCB directly. I am going to reheat each pin to see if that helps. Thanks Dennis...
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nicolas kratiras
stoupi11
May 23, 2013 9:07 pm
I am certainly not an expert on this device but did you try a reset of ss2K? Â Nick From: dennis.kung <dennis.kung@...> To: ss2k@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Bo Sandström
bosandstrm
May 23, 2013 9:34 pm
Hi, Just be careful with static eletricity, it doesnt have to be voltage enough for a spark, even a moderate overvoltage can destroy a CMOS IC. So make sure...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
May 23, 2013 9:47 pm
All SS2k and newer Vixen GOTO systems are servo. The old Skysensor and all Vixen dual-axis motor systems are stepper. -Christopher Erickson sent wirelessly...
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skycamper1113
May 28, 2013 4:07 am
Has anyone here repaired worn out bearings on MT-2 or MT-4 motors? Looking for a procedure for this if its out there. Mr. Erickson has given me some advice on...
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g_day_1961
May 31, 2013 3:44 pm
Hi folks, I am trying both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Astro Tortila (AT) to do plate solves. It has the capability to re-sync the pointing model and...
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Christopher Erickson
data_plumber1
May 31, 2013 5:38 pm
I have had the best luck controlling the SS2K-PC via computer when using firmware rev 2.10 and in LX200 emulation mode. Christopher Erickson Consulting...
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Laurie
laurie_yates...
May 31, 2013 10:11 pm
Hi Matthew, Yes the driver does support syncs & I use it all the time, what EPROM version of the firmware do you have & what do you set in the driver. What...
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g_day_1961
Jun 1, 2013 3:04 am
Laurie, Many thanks! I realised just now that the Sky6 uses its own (legacy perhaps) Vixen Skysensor 2000 driver - which is likely not to be the latest V2.0.6...
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g_day_1961
Jun 1, 2013 3:07 am
Laurie, et al, I am using the V2.10 firmware and LX200 mode - totally agree that is the most stable! Matthew...
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g_day_1961
Jun 2, 2013 2:26 pm
Folks, I can report that Astro Tortilla connecting directly to the latest Vixen SkySensor2000-PC driver worked correctly; plate solve, re-sync and slew worked...
