From: "Duane" <macastronomer@mac.com>
Date: December 9, 2006 10:32:42 AM MST
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: fiR.I.P.
My fire-i camera is dead.
I tried to use it last night for the first time in a very long time. It shows nothing when
looking at something like Saturn. I pointed it at the Moon and it shows one side very
brightly lit and then it smears across the screen.
Sometimes it jitters and blips black as it does this.
I took it apart and reset the small second board. The chip looks fine. Everything "looks"
normal. Examples are here: http://homepage.mac.com/deal/firip/firip.html
I think it's time for a new camera. Have the Fire-i cameras gotten any better since this
one? I would rather use a color camera (hate fussing with filters), are there any other color
cameras that are worth spending the extra money on?
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Anybody selling a used camera?
Thanks,
Duane