[amsat-bb] Re: LVB tracker issue

[Joe]

Hi Glenn, No, the tracker works fine with a Serial to USB adaptor, I 
would just like to
eliminate the adaptor. The comport on the laptop may be faulty. I just 
got it yesterday at the
show. That is why I asked it there were any
port settings that anyone had used different from the virtual USB ports. 
Tnx for coming by yesterday, it
helped a lot..

73,
Joe
KI4TZ

Glenn Little WB4UIV wrote:
> Joe
>
> It is probable that the surge got deeper into the the tracker and 
> damaged other components.
> Lightning has a habit of doing major damage and also stressing other 
> parts.
> It is probable that the control device has experienced EMP damage that 
> causes it to do strange things.
> I learned my lesson many years ago when trying  to be the hero and 
> fixing some lightning damaged gear.
> I got everything working, and a week later the equipment was back for 
> additional repairs.
> Then the next week it was back again.
> The fix was to replace the equipment or replace all of the solid state 
> devices.
> Just replacing what is bad today will get the equipment back up for a 
> while, but, it will probably fail again, at an inopportune time.
> Lightning just stresses the devices too much.
>
> 73
> Glenn
> WB4UIV
>
>
> At 07:22 AM 9/6/2010, joe barkley wrote:
>> I had the USB port on my LVB go out after a voltage surge that
>> took out my computer. I removed the USB board and put the chip in for
>> serial control.
>> With the DB9 connected to computer with real serial port(not USB/serial
>> converter)
>> the LVB will not always track right. I use for EME and SAT and sometimes
>> it will just
>> idle when it shold be tracking. Are there any port settings that I need
>> to change
>> or any advice when used via serial cable. Also is the USB board
>> available just as single part.
>>
>> Thanks for any info,
>> 73,
>> Joe
>> KI4TZ
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