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Old 20-05-2018, 08:07 PM
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So what swear word, or words, would you use?

So I dropped my asi1600 OSC today....hard

Switches on, cools, but won’t download pics.

Does zwo have a service dept?
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Old 20-05-2018, 08:13 PM
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I'm truly sorry to hear of your misfortune.
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Old 20-05-2018, 10:59 PM
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A real bummer Jon

I have a lanyard attached to the camera, just in case...

Try calling Bintel, they will help.
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Old 21-05-2018, 08:02 AM
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So the story continues......with a happy ending, I hope.

It appears to be a cable issue now. I quit in frustration last night but with a clear head this morning I went back to the obs and changed out all the cable....now downloading and cooling.

I may have dodged a bullet
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Old 21-05-2018, 08:34 AM
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That's really good to hear! Sometimes the best thing we can do is sleep on the problem and in the morning with a cool head it's easier.
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Old 21-05-2018, 09:14 AM
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That's really good to hear! Sometimes the best thing we can do is sleep on the problem and in the morning with a cool head it's easier.
After 20 years attending to scientific instruments (mostly a mass spec) I know well that there are times when you should walk away. Sometimes for just a minute, sometimes overnight. Only occasionally do I think it should be forever. The other thing is that no one ever complains when an apparently major problem turns out to be a cable (or $20 switch etc).
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