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[Steelfixer]

I have put my board together and could really do with some one giving it a once over to make sure I have not made any glaring mistakes.
Many thanks.
Graham

[TCWORLD]

Everything seems ok. Might be worth posting a photo of the back of the PCB if you want me to check the soldering.

Normally I would solder the LEDs on the back of the board so they poke through the top of the case when the PCB is screwed in to the top. But that doesn't really matter too much - the PCB can be mounted on the bottom of the case instead. Reverse mounting is something I found over time to make assembling the cases easier, but that only really matters when making many of them.

[Steelfixer]

Thank you.
That's good to hear.
Photo of the rear of the board.

[TCWORLD]

Also looks fine. You should be good to go.

[Steelfixer]

Brilliant stuff.
Thankyou Tom.
Question.
As my obs computer has no internet connection ( to many problems caused with updates ect ) can I set this this up using this pc and once set up can I then plug it in to the obs computer to use it on my new mount.

[TCWORLD]

No need for an internet connection.
You can download Ascom and EQMOD plus the config utility and copy them on to your obs PC.

[Steelfixer]

Thanks Tom.
Thats even better news.
Already have EQMOD and ASCOM from running the NEQ 6's.

[Steelfixer]

Might have spotted a problem Tom.
I run Windows XP service pack 2 on the obs PC.
Will it still work on there.

[TCWORLD]

Not sure. I haven't tested anything on XP. As long as you can install Java 8, then it might work.

To be honest though, the config utility only needs to be run on the odd occasion you need to change the configuration or update the firmware. In normal running there is no need to load it.

[Steelfixer]

In that case Tom I will load it up on this Windows 8 computer and then plug and play it on the obs pc.
Thanks for all your help