Greetings,
A colleague and I are trying to help out an elderly member in our Imaging Group whose only Astro Camera failed last month. The camera is an old
Orion Starshoot Pro v2 (rev G). These have long since stopped production and we have not been able to find a Schematic Diagram for it to identify the component which we need to replace. As per the attached image, we are aware that there is damage around the IC, but we have considerable experience in replacing SMT components and rebuilding PCB tracks, so no discussion is needed on that. Unfortunately, the IC identified as U18 is no longer identifiable so I need some assistance here. My guess is that it is either a MAX764 or MAX766, but I need to confirm this. If anyone out there has an old Starshoot Pro V2 and is willing to remove the case and photograph the circuit board around U18, it would be a great help.
Thanks,
Jeff
