Skywatcher NEQ6 motherboard replacement.

[RolandKol]

Hi Guys,

just received my new motherboard for my oldie NEQ6 and I am a bit confused...

They included led in the plastic circle with J10 connector (as per image below), - 

anyone knows why it is needed and should I connect it at all?

For Polarscope maybe? (never used it before...)

[malc-c]

That's a shame.. I have two EQ6 boards that have been repaired sitting here, one of which I could have provided on an exchange basis... If you want to donate your old board to the cause drop me a PM.

I'm sure that the supplied LED in that ring is used to provide polar scope illumination. 

[RolandKol]

31 minutes ago, malc-c said:

That's a shame.. I have two EQ6 boards that have been repaired sitting here, one of which I could have provided on an exchange basis... If you want to donate your old board to the cause drop me a PM.

I'm sure that the supplied LED in that ring is used to provide polar scope illumination. 

Thanks Malcolm,

Not sure about the old one...

It has some kind of randomly acquiring connection issues and will cause more headache than joy...

[malc-c]

I'm more than willing to take it off your hands and have a play... I've fixed quite a few boards over the past few years...  Saves the thing going to land fill !

[AndrewRrrrrr]

yes that's a replacement polarscope illuminator as the connector to the motherboard is different.

Like you, I recently put in a new motherboard on my neq6 but i didnt bother swapping out this part - I would have done for completeness but it would have meant moving the motors to the side and I didn't want to do that as I have my mount totally dialled in! 🙂

 

[RolandKol]

On 31/08/2023 at 16:25, AndrewRrrrrr said:

yes that's a replacement polarscope illuminator as the connector to the motherboard is different.

Like you, I recently put in a new motherboard on my neq6 but i didnt bother swapping out this part - I would have done for completeness but it would have meant moving the motors to the side and I didn't want to do that as I have my mount totally dialled in! 🙂

 

Yep, saw it inside,

It would be a pain to replace (I guess...)

I simply re-soldered the J10 connector (had few extra) and have all in place like from the textbook...

So if someone will plan to swap the boards, better to have extra J10 connector or, simply, cut it out from the new LED provided.

@malc-c drop me your address by personal message, - will post it if we are not neighbours by any chance

P.S.

What A slewing SOUND!!!

Like a spaceship! is it normal?

 

Edited September 4, 2023 by RolandKol