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After sleeping on some issues I'm up against, I realized that I've made some assumptions based on the behavior of other cameras.

So...I have questions!

1. When you turn on your Quantix camera, does the shutter pop open and stay that way until you capture an image, then close during read?

2. can anyone imagine why I would consider a different shutter rather than trying to troubleshoot what I have?

3. looking at the picture, does anyone have some thoughts on where I could locate a similar solenoid? (if that is determined to be the issue)

I'm off to buy some bits and pieces for safely testing voltages

so here is the picture of my OEM shutter

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After sleeping on some issues I'm up against, I realized that I've made some assumptions based on the behavior of other cameras.

So...I have questions!

1. When you turn on your Quantix camera, does the shutter pop open and stay that way until you capture an image, then close during read?

Yes – normal.

2. can anyone imagine why I would consider a different shutter rather than trying to troubleshoot what I have?

Troubleshoot first, optional shutters are out there.

3. looking at the picture, does anyone have some thoughts on where I could locate a similar solenoid? (if that is determined to be the issue)

I will post repost later but I have posted in the past a provider that will custom make you a solenoid for 40 bucks. Based on the requirements you provide to the manufacturer.

I'm off to buy some bits and pieces for safely testing voltages

so here is the picture of my OEM shutter


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Do everything Kevin mentioned as part of the troubleshoot. That is all good advice. Of note, the brass device at the bottom of the photo next to the spring looks like a tensioner. Have you tried adjusting that to fix spring tension? Nice shutter BTW.

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I am set up and just checked my shutter. I have to change my answer to number 1. of your questions, My shutter is normally closed. It opens and closes once when I turn on the power. Stays in the closed postion after self check.

Opens during aqusition and closes before read.

Sorry about that. Thats what happens when you old. Senior moment.

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Its going to be a clear sky - off to image, check ya later.

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you disgust me there is still snow on the ground and it's raining... it's a total mud hole here. I'd swear even the cement is gushy.

my concern about the solenoid is that it reads 0.00 resistance... I don't think that is proper.

add to that the fact that plugging in the solenoid causes the camera to throw error 53(wich I'm quoting from rsimage because it's easier to recall that the error code thrown in pvcamtest) can not open camera.

unplug the solenoid and the camera is fine in either rsimage or pvcamtest.

thanks for the link! and info! I got the micrometer sitting right here.

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Can you load in Safe mode?

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Thanks; I didn't think to try that. I'll dig it out again.

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jrcrilly; did you get windows up with the card in? what WIN OS is it? I put the card in a Desktop with XP media center edition. it's a AMD 64 X 2 machine but it's running a 32 bit version of XP.

I did get my Dell Docking bay yesterday. the box looked scarry but it is a brand new unit for the 9.95. still must get the Dell laptop. I'll focus on that after I sort out the shutter.

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jrcrilly; did you get windows up with the card in?

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I stick with XP as much as possible. the loopy stuff I find with Vista and Win7 (like it go's into standy instead of hibernate) or will not hibernate or stanby because of the video driver.....tends to keep me from trusting them with my sky time

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Yes. That's why the observatory machine is still on XP. It just works with everything I hook up to it.

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Perhaps a fan concerned for my artistic integrity Thank you fan, where ever you are.

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BTW, Just kidding.

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