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Old 16-08-2008, 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by mrsnipey View Post
I've ordered a pcmcia serial adapter from ebay as I've given up hope of ever getting my serial cable to work with my eq6. It's weird though because I can control my 400D with a cable I built and the serial to usb cable, no problems.
Fingers crossed.
There's the rub. The camera does not require current from the USB line, it just transfers data, but the mount obviously needs current to drive switching transistors or something, and your USB socket and the voltage drop across the cable lenght you are using, can't supply the current required to do it.

Have you tried putting a powered USB hub on the mount?
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