Free fix for replacing AVX motor board with new ver
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A suggestion (ignore completely if you wish), being 05:30 here and still partly asleep your discussion would be much easier to read if it was broken into paragraphs.
I am having a hard time reading this as one large block.
You do need to be careful with any mount plugging the wrong connector into the wrong slot. Celestron made the mistake of putting the two as the same socket and close together.
A recipe for disaster in the dark.
Looking forward to your time out with the AVX mount
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Guessing this is what happens when typing from a phone on mobile site mode. There should be paragraphs absolutely. And I have you to thank lol. Because you kept throwing out the Avx in my lxd75 threads. You put it in my head.Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:59 am Hello Starlord I hope the AVX mount will work fine for you.
A suggestion (ignore completely if you wish), being 05:30 here and still partly asleep your discussion would be much easier to read if it was broken into paragraphs.
I am having a hard time reading this as one large block.
You do need to be careful with any mount plugging the wrong connector into the wrong slot. Celestron made the mistake of putting the two as the same socket and close together.
A recipe for disaster in the dark.
Looking forward to your time out with the AVX mount
Sadly, although the cable this article relates to works fine, after installing the new motor board, when I plug it in and hit the power switch..... Nothing. Not a flicker, not an led or noise and that's without the
I can't believe after all my lxd75 fun, I decided it's time to move up to something with a better reputation and quality etc... So I can stop spending so much time fussing and spend more time actually using. Only to have weird bs as well. Synta conspiracy? Haha. I could bring this one back, but I got a sweet deal, and then have to pay an extra $400 Canadian for the new head when this used head was mechanically good but with a new motor board needed and provided within the price.
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Re: Free fix for replacing AVX motor board with new ver
StarLord101 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:42 am Why can't I edit the original post to fix the formatting? No option visible?
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I wonder if there is something with the power jack. Mine is kind of loose, it still works but some day I will have to fix it.
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The LXD is a 5.5 x 2.5mm so does not make correct contact.
Check the nexstarsite.com to see if there are perhaps pinout drawings of the cable so you can build one.
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That's what I would have thought right? From what I read I should have at least powered on and given error codeSkyHiker wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:50 pm Even if the new board were broken it should still let you plug in the hand controller and it should light up should it not? I presume yours does not?
I wonder if there is something with the power jack. Mine is kind of loose, it still works but some day I will have to fix it.
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Haha, no definitely did not use the lxd cord or barrel. But I did use one that works on another celestron and fits a bit more snugly albeit minus the threaded collar. And one that fit it well but using ac plugin instead if it was something to do with the cigarette adapter even though the led on it lights up.Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 6:40 pm If you are using the LXD power cord the end is to large for the AVX, which requires a 5.5 x 2.1mm.
The LXD is a 5.5 x 2.5mm so does not make correct contact.
Check the nexstarsite.com to see if there are perhaps pinout drawings of the cable so you can build one.
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I'm going to assume by toggle switch you are referring to the only switch on the board, the on/off. Yes most definitely many times and those connections were heat shrunk onto the switch so they haven't changed. And I also reseated the connector from the switch to the board.SkyHiker wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:59 pm The AVX comes with a cigarette lighter power cord and threaded collar, did yours not come with one? I would definitely make sure that your connector reaches the contacts. I just tried turning my AVX on, when I press the toggle switch the red LED under AUX2 turns on (you did press the toggle switch, right?)
To clarify my odd situation: I got a deal where I would get everything new that came in the avx box including tripod, hand controller, 6" newt and hardware, except a used avx head that had been waiting for a new motor control board to arrive. I got a seriously good price considering the new motor Cobtrol board even came with it and just needed installed. But they were keeping the new avx head and its power cord for sale.
For me to give up on this and swap it out for the new head and cable will cost me an extra $400!! So you can see why I would be motivated for this to work out lol
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Here's someone who faced the same 8 to 6 pin issue that you had, and how he rewired it: https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/5019 ... ?p=6799576
Here's one of our members who also had to replace his board, http://www.astronomyforum.net/telescope ... 1058576162 , I think he is here under the same name, he may be able to help.
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What we discovered was that the barrel on this was also quite loose and wouldn't power it either even when held in contact. They then proceeded to pull out the brand new original cigarette adapter with the threaded collar that comes with the new avx in box to try it on the mount, and very oddly, the threaded collar couldn't reach the threads!! It's as if the socket was too shallow or the cable barrel too long even though they are from the identical model mount. There was nothing broken off or weird looking in and at the used power socket, but plain and simple, the threaded power cable did not seem to fit the socket. Which makes very little sense.
Of the very many threads and sites I've read talking about the avx, the new board and changes made, I did not come across anything that suggested the actual connection had changed. In fact, that was the original socket and I simply connected it's two pin connector to the board in the same spot it had been on the original board. Very possible I just missed that mention, but no connector worked. Of course, the instant that same cable touched the new avx head socket it lit up like a Christmas tree. So fate is telling me time to go with what works
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