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Gemini 1.04
I have rather stupidly put the Dec cable into the Gemini unit at the wrong angle and on powering up the mount immediately slewed in Dec at high slewing speed.
Today I have had time to examine things.
By changing the Dec and RA cables I can make the two motors slew, only one at a time, I have to change the cables over again to make the other axis slew. Both axis are high speed and uncontrollable. However it does mean that the motors are not damaged (cue Monty Python's Always look on the bright side)
It also means that I have almost certainly damaged the PCB and have been looking around for a replacement board (PCB 3050079-00 REV H) but it seems that the older Gemini 1 is no longer supported, no joy at Bintel but am waiting for a reply from Losmandy USA.
Do any of the members of this forum know of any supplier of the board or any repairer of these boards.
Hopefully
Dave Cooke
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