🔌 FTDI USB to RJ11 RJ12 Control Cable - Celestron Nexstar EQ6 PC Link: Hand-Controller RS232 Serial Converter Cable Review

This cable on the description photos shows 6 pins and I have one with 4 pins. These products burned my ZWO chamber. I put it on a Celestron mount believing it would work as the description mentions its use on Celestron mounts. Now I have to spend money on a new guide camera because of the $19 cable.

You have an Orion Atlas EQ-G mount and this cable will not allow the hand control firmware update to work. Opened the end of the USB port and changed RX and TX on the board, and now the FW update works successfully and the FW update utility can report the version numbers of HW, FW and database. It's funny that UART signaling has been around for decades, but people still swap RX/TX signals when connecting two devices. One star off for having to redesign the cable to make it work properly.

Overall I like the cable. One problem, and it could be my computer, is that the USB end of this cable has popped out of my laptop's USB ports multiple times. A small strip of tape to hold it in place was my easy fix and the cable works great.

I like the cable in general. One problem, and it could be my computer, is that the USB end of this cable has popped out of my laptop's USB ports multiple times. A small strip of tape to hold it in place was my easy fix and the cable works great.

This cable on the description photos shows 6 pins and I got one with 4 pins. These products burned my ZWO chamber. I put it on a Celestron mount believing it would work as the description mentions its use on Celestron mounts. Now I have to spend money on a new guide camera because of the $19 cable.