Equipment Failure and Replacement

Before you give up on your MeLe, can you do a reset on it and take it back to out-of-the-box configuration? That sweeps all bad data out so you can determine if it is connection troubles, or the MeLe itself that is the fault.

Your focus Cube can also be simply corrosion of the USB and/or power connections. Exercising your cord connectors by unplugging and reinserting them can often reconnect the sliding contacts.

These are routine maintenance many fail to realize can reconnect your equipment. Connections, especially USB types are not “forever” connections. They often get contaminated over time. Especially where moisture can be a factor. Folks in Great Britian have it the worst with their location and the weather.

So try some general maintenance first before you start throwing money at the problem.

One of my circuit pieces that seems to fail often is my USB hubs. So I keep spares on hand for when it happens. Hubs, as well as most USB connected items are particularly prone to connection degradations. My mount and laptop are easily reset, failing cables easily substituted.

But a couple of code bangers accused me of using a hammer to fix problems with their mistakes. So be it. I simply go back to before they poured Apple butter on working code written for Windows. ASTAP was one. When Han K. discovered what one had done, he wrote a cleaned version that works. I keep a download for when ASTAP acts up. So I can remove a corrupted version (HATE updates!) and go back to a working install.

Thanks for the suggestions. I’m checking cables and I’ve tried rebooting the computer without success. Thanks for the tip on the Gemini. The Lazy Geek has a video on it that’s quite interesting.