+Ibbo Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) Not my mount and trying to help over faceache is not ideal but... Got mount working with handset and then plugged into laptop to try to run with Stellarium he then got interupted and has gone back to it and it now the handset does not work. Mount light is on and is been powered by a celestron power tank (alledged fully charged) Any suggestions ? Edited July 6, 2022 by Ibbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Sounds not unlike the usual SkyWatcher mount problem of people plugging incompatible voltage levels or incorrect connections into the mount and blowing the interface chips 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Does the mount still work via pc ? Or was he connecting via pc to handset , it may be the motherboard that’s blown and not powering handset, I suppose a multi meter could be used to see if there’s power at the handset plug connection on mount . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 (edited) Hi Steve Going to need a bit more info on this one. Did he switch off to plug in the pc ??? Does the mount work with the PC. ??? Edited July 6, 2022 by Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 45 minutes ago, Bottletopburly said: Does the mount still work via pc ? Or was he connecting via pc to handset , it may be the motherboard that’s blown and not powering handset, I suppose a multi meter could be used to see if there’s power at the handset plug connection on mount . No he did not get it to connect to the laptop. 2 minutes ago, Graham said: Hi Steve Going to need a bit more info on this one. Did he switch off to plug in the pc ??? Probably not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Well if he did not power down the mount before unplugging the handset I would give it an 80% chance that he has blown Caps 1 or 2. He will need to replace them but up grade to 60 volt caps instead of the 35 volt caps that are currently installed. They will be a bit bigger but they do fit. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Thanks I have passed on the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werisit Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 This may be too late but I had a similar problem some years ago. This might be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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