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  1. Tim Carruthers
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    Resolved STX remote guide head connects but suddenly giving nil signal

    Thanks. Turns out the cable was not seated well enough - it is a bit loose in the socket on the back of the RGH with a bit of play in the socket...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, May 13, 2021 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  2. Tim Carruthers
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    Resolved STX remote guide head connects but suddenly giving nil signal

    Hi, Suddenly my remote guide head has stopped producing any pixels - when taking images you get a smooth black image and no signal. This happens...
    Thread by: Tim Carruthers, May 11, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  3. Tim Carruthers
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    Changing the STX desiccant

    Hi Colin, This is still a work in progress. My setup is remote (3 hours drive away) so I got the Allen key bent to 1.3 inches in a machine shop...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jul 21, 2020 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  4. Tim Carruthers
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    Changing the STX desiccant

    Thanks very much Doug, I will report back with how it goes. Regards, Tim
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jul 7, 2020 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  5. Tim Carruthers
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    Changing the STX desiccant

    Thanks Doug, This is such a pain. I would like to get a special tool made to undo those 8 socket screws to get access to the desiccant plug with...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jul 6, 2020 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  6. Tim Carruthers
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    ?Random Shutter opening failures

    Hi Colin, You are correct in suggesting that Windows power management could be at fault, but I do run a script/bat file with every PC boot up that...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Sep 3, 2019 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  7. Tim Carruthers
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    ?Random Shutter opening failures

    Hi Colin, I am now (with the latest driver) getting regular take image failed issues for the first time. Everything goes well for a few hours then...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Sep 1, 2019 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  8. Tim Carruthers
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    ?Random Shutter opening failures

    Thanks Colin. I have updated the driver and firmware and will see how it goes. Regards, Tim
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Aug 29, 2019 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  9. Tim Carruthers
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    ?Random Shutter opening failures

    Hi, I have a STX 16803 that appears to randomly about 1 in 4 or 5 images take a dark frame when really it is a light frame of 10 minutes duration....
    Thread by: Tim Carruthers, Aug 27, 2019, 5 replies, in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  10. Tim Carruthers
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    Changing the STX desiccant

    OK. Thanks Doug! Regards, Tim
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Sep 20, 2018 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  11. Tim Carruthers
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    Changing the STX desiccant

    Hi, I have trouble with my Allen key getting the front cover off the STX with the big filter wheel right in the way so there is no room to fit...
    Thread by: Tim Carruthers, Sep 17, 2018, 8 replies, in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  12. Tim Carruthers
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    Access Denied Error

    Hi Adam, I see I only had the errors for ST-i checked...., but I am using a STX remote guide head, I will check all or check for the STX as well,...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Sep 20, 2016 in forum: STF Series CCD Cameras
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    Access Denied Error

    Hi, Last night I tried the new driver with logging turned on. I am using a STX16803 with remote guide head. I got this error very early on with...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Sep 19, 2016 in forum: STF Series CCD Cameras
  14. Tim Carruthers
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    Access Denied Error

    Hi, I have also been suffering form this same error using CCDAP5 and TSX with my setup - I use a STX remote guide head for autoguiding with a AOX....
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Sep 9, 2016 in forum: STF Series CCD Cameras
  15. Tim Carruthers
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    STXL Timeout Errors

    Hi All, This is probably just a coincidence, but in the last 2 weeks since I put ferrite chokes on all the cables emanating from the STX and the...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jul 11, 2016 in forum: STX and STXL Series Cameras
  16. Tim Carruthers
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    FW7 STX Filter wheel sometimes sticks and won't rotate

    Hi Doug, I went out to the remote site last weekend and was able to reproduce the failure of the filter wheel to rotate to the requested filter,...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jul 4, 2016 in forum: Filter Wheels
  17. Tim Carruthers
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    FW7 STX Filter wheel sometimes sticks and won't rotate

    OK...thanks for letting me know about that. Cheers, Tim
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jul 3, 2016 in forum: Filter Wheels
  18. Tim Carruthers
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    FW7 STX Filter wheel sometimes sticks and won't rotate

    It is still happening. In the slightly colder air of dawn, the flats don't get taken because the filter wheel refuses to move, I think.....It...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jun 30, 2016 in forum: Filter Wheels
  19. Tim Carruthers
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    Ferrite Bead or choke Shields for USB cables??

    Hi Doug, Thanks. So, I have an Icron Ranger hub with cat6 cable through the mount and then expensive - gold plated USB cables running off the...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jun 27, 2016 in forum: CCDOPS and SBIG Universal Driver (Retired)
  20. Tim Carruthers
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    Ferrite Bead or choke Shields for USB cables??

    Hi All, I am actually not having any RF interference issues that I know of, just some camera timeouts, that are related to other problems, it...
    Post by: Tim Carruthers, Jun 27, 2016 in forum: CCDOPS and SBIG Universal Driver (Retired)
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