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They are pretty good.
Sounds like you might
need to download new firmware. At least that's what I would try.
I had to do that many years ago on my Orion SVP and it came back to life.
I think you can get to the firmware page from the main Celestron site.
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Thanks for the reply Ylem. I had considered that. The only issue is I was thinking, how will it be able to load firmware if the pc isn't detecting it as connected?Ylem wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 2:09 am Have you tried calling their tech support yet?
They are pretty good.
Sounds like you might
need to download new firmware. At least that's what I would try.
I had to do that many years ago on my Orion SVP and it came back to life.
I think you can get to the firmware page from the main Celestron site.
I keep thinking that it would be a big step towards figuring out what ultimately needs to happen if I could confirm the power getting to the mount and controller. Like confirm for example that the 12v coming from the battery and celestron cable is actually 12v being received internally. That for example if probe point 1 and probe point 2 is supposed to register 12v, or 3.3v, or 5v etc.... That this is indeed correct. If it's giving a different reading, then it's easy to point the finger that the power is the issue or a component is busted, and then I won't waste time hunting down solutions that won't help. My reservations are not knowing what points to probe or what the readings should be. If I have that information at all, even for just a few points, I can test that safely.
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Great idea JT!JayTee wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:42 pm Is there any way you can get your hands on another Celestron hand controller?. The Celestron hand controllers are nearly interchangeable between mounts. Even using an Alt-Az mount hand controller will still run the basic functions on an AVX. I know this because I own four Celestron mounts. 3 Alt-Az and the AVX.
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I thought about that, but I didn't know that the AVX would function with another Celestron mount. Great info!
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Check that all pins at the connectors are straight and clean (
Verify that you actually have 12v power, low powers make these mounts do all kinds of strange things.
There is a shop in Vancouver, that sells and repairs Celestron equipment so they may be able to help.
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Even a fully charged battery can start to fail by reducing its output voltage.
Also, I do have a spare CGX hand controller if it will work with the AVX, not sure why it wouldn't.
Since I rarely do visual, I rarely use the controller that came with my mount and would be happy to send the spare to you if you pick up the shipping cost.
Please confirm it is the hand controller first though and not a problem on the main board.
Do you have the Celestron software & Drivers loaded? sometimes it will not recognize a device like a hand controller without those.StarLord101 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:14 pm Plugging in the hand controller via its USB port to the pc does not change anything, nor does the pc seem to register its connected.
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Celestron basic programming is Az/Alt or
I run the NXS programming (CPC mount) with my SLT instead of the limited original program. It gives me 2 extra catalogues and more precise
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AstroBee wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:01 pm Yes, verify your portable battery is outputting 12v. I had a similar problem a couple of years ago with my CGX. The battery I had was only outputting just over 10v and was enough to light things up but the motors would not move.
Even a fully charged battery can start to fail by reducing its output voltage.
Also, I do have a spare CGX hand controller if it will work with the AVX, not sure why it wouldn't.
Since I rarely do visual, I rarely use the controller that came with my mount and would be happy to send the spare to you if you pick up the shipping cost.
Please confirm it is the hand controller first though and not a problem on the main board.
Do you have the Celestron software & Drivers loaded? sometimes it will not recognize a device like a hand controller without those.StarLord101 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:14 pm Plugging in the hand controller via its USB port to the pc does not change anything, nor does the pc seem to register its connected.
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The firmware reflash should sort it out.
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It would have been on the latest version as of last July. Sorry I can't even check since no display or connection. It can't be reflashed as it is not detected by any computer regardless of cable, software or drivers. Also can't factory reset it. It's almost like the power rail is getting through but the data isn't.Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 4:46 pm What version is the HC programming?
The firmware reflash should sort it out.
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Did you ever contact Markanian in Vancouver?
They may let you try a new
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I'll update more info when I'm done packing up, but the short version is: I actually got my bloody Avx to actually slew! Heck, I even got it to align technically. So is this mission accomplished, end of story? Somehow, not quite. Nothing has changed re: hand control. Same as before. Backlight, no text, no slewing or signs anything is working controlling with the
My apologies for the mouthful, but after almost 9 months of frustration, I'm partly giddy and elated as I was able to control the mount, which means it still works and I hope means I can rule out things like board and electrical failures. At the same time, even more confused why everything else is failing utterly including all other official celestron resources. If it wasn't for the cpwi somehow connecting and seemingly having full control over the mount, I would be convinced I had a paperweight after a few hours of testing tonight. And it is a bit of an issue if I can't use any other software resources for things like guiding, imaging etc.... I have pictures of various states and messages as well as logs if anyone thinks it may be useful
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I finally got this informationLady Fraktor wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 4:46 pm What version is the HC programming?
The firmware reflash should sort it out.
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See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
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I was answering your question about the firmware versions. Previously was unable to find out until tonight. Cfm reports theLady Fraktor wrote: ↑Thu Jun 09, 2022 5:24 pm Not sure if I cannot speak the language or something is lost in translation.
I can get Cfm to detect and report that info, but attempt to update gets stuck at the image below before failing
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