mickb53

Many thanks to all of you who have contributed to this thread and especially to AndrewRrrrrr who checked out my cable and ss2k unit. The great news is the unit is still working well! The cable had been wrongly repaired and as Andrew rightly pointed out to me; "The diagram is misleading because people think that little bit sticking out in the middle underneath is the tab for the locator block, but it's not!! The diagram is looking at the pins on the ss2k unit itself, not the connector block and it's "right way up". I'll post again when the cable is fixed ..... which should be some time before these Manchester skies ever clear.

That would be brilliant Andrew, thank you! my email for your address is: *************

Hi all, I replaced the battery and now the unit retains location data but still not working motors and no solution from Vixen or Bresser unless I can try the repaired cable with a known working unit although what you have said about potential damage being caused by the cable to someone elses unit that seems unlikely! The original damage was several wires were pulled out of the cable end connected to the unit. See pic. As I do not have the electronic knowledge to test any further than original post info. I think I will have to call it a day which is a pity as it was a great system. Thanks for your input!

Hi all, first post so I trust I'm in the right place. I have tried other forums and everyone has been extremely helpful, unfortunately there may be no solution but here goes! I've been using this set up for many years successfully but recently tripped over power cable that connects to a 1998 SS2KPC (running v 2.04) resulting in cable damage. This has now been repaired but now I can no longer power the motors on the mount when 'GOTO' is pressed and the 4 yellow direction keys will not move telescope despite red motor light showing on (pic2) These 4 buttons work perfectly with all other menus. I have double checked the wiring by meter against diagrams on p114 of manual (pic 1) and repair is all correct and there is also 5v output into 8 pin plugs. Also all computer menus are available and all showing up correctly. All telescope configurations remain as they always have I have also found that the unit memory cannot retain my location and time when turned off which I realise is an internal battery problem as it is registering just 0.08v rather than required 3.6v and another CN member has kindly posted on site instructions on how to replace. Would this affect motors though? I assume it is purely for memory. I am nearly 100% positive the motors were not damaged and the two 8pin connecters show no sign of damage or being pulled out of motor sockets by the power cable accident so wondering why the motors are not getting the power. I know the set up is old but I'm very happy with it when it works and although parts are like hens teeth to find, if there is a solution or advice I would be greatly appreciative. I am I missing something really simple?? Many thanks. Michael Cloudy Manchester UK