Hi all, One if my two STL11000 M, stooped working (meaning no light, no fan operation). It worked OK two days ago, but today it did not start when powered on. As I have two cameras, I tried switching the power supplies without success. I also opened to check the internal fuse, but it was OK. Any idea please of how to proceed? Kind regards Jordi
Jordi - one quick thing - do the LEDs on the side flicker (flash quickly) when you turn it on/off? If not, it definitely has to go to Bill. If they do flash, then the problem may simply be the USB cable. The camera needs to download its firmware from the PC before the fan runs and the LEDs come on to their normal state. If it can't talk to the computer, then the fan does not run. Try a different USB cable/port.
Hi Collin, Thank you for your answer! I am now in my observatory and according to yesterday's conversation with Bill, I first changed the USB cable and, for my surprise (*) the camera started to work normally!! So thank you very much to all of you for your support!! (*) my surprise comes because I cannot image how a USB cable could become defective without (apparently) any external action Thanks again Jordi
USB cables flex and break; and humidity/dew causes corrosion inside the contacts. I'm glad this is resolved.
Thanks for the explanation, Colin (and apologies for misspelling your name in the previous post: I typed it in a hurry on the phone). Jordi
