That’s an empty threat, since I’m approaching retirement and have no intention of buying anything anyway, but the point is:
I ordered a new long antenna cable from Leica. After five weeks of waiting I cancelled the order and contacted Western States Cabling in Utah. Five days later I had my new cable, sturdier than Leica, and half the cost.
Last three projects the system has imported point 2866 from somewhere unknown. I open a new file each day, that is the only file in the system, and there is nothing like a 2866, but when I start working, there is 2866. Very annoying.
Exceptionally bad was today’s experience. I found two original monuments with GPS, calibrated on one, and rotated to match the plat data to make searching easier. I often do that, then later recalibrate on one point and no rotation. Near the end of today’s session I got out the reflectorless and shot the roof of the adjoining house. Then I used the rover to do a single point calibration on the bench mark to make life easier, and downloaded. When I looked at the drawing I realized the GPS points were on the new calibration, but the reflectorless points were way off to the side, still on the rotated calibration. Both annoying and dangerous.
Bruce is all frustrated! Tomorrow better be a nicer day! Time for some chocolate then walk the Beagle, who will probably see a coyote, go berserk, and make sure everyone within a mile knows it.
Rant off.
Bruce, I never figured you would have such issues. You are a guru IMHO.
However, the calibration and subsequent re-calibration is something I often do. And for the same reasons - because I want to.
I've tried inter-mingling my conventional data with my GPS file, but something always seems to get FUBAR'ed and I don't trust it. So I make a seperate conventional file and just transfer the GPS points into my conventional file, or vice versa. Life is good. It's just an extra step workaround for a geezerized ninkompoop like me that don't really trust all that button pushing BS they sell us.
But I've got Trimble crappola and it seems ex-Wild Leica crappola is not much different. No doubt it's all setting related, but who has the time......
Hope ya got it sorted and Snoopy the Bowser don't wake up too many coyotes looking for quail chicks for a late night snack.
Heading to Tucson & Rio Rico in a couple weeks with a fellow APLS BOD'er after our June 23 meeting. Maybe have time to say 'hey'. I guess J.O. is having a party too?
Bruce,
I have felt your pain in the past. One of the major reasons I did not go Lieca when I opened my own shop back in 2007. Their hardware is great, it's their software, and the way their software is broken down into such basic modules for purchase was a deal breaker for me.
On a totally different note, I don't know if I ever thanked you for the private advice you shared with me when I was contemplating opening up my business back in 2007. It, along with other advice from our friends on the old board was very helpful.
Sorry you are having problems with your gear. It is very frustrating.
Jimmy
I remember those Leica cables going bad a lot. I found a place in Tampa that fixed that problem.
I also remember having to format the data card every so often because of weird things like you describe. Give that a shot, if you haven't already.
New Stuff, No Cables, Carlson Software runs it.
I often wonder about surveyors who JUST discovered a problem.
They use the equipment for several years. It is the greatest
thing forever. Then they discover a problem and other problems
of years past start surfacing.
There are days when I would just like to dump all of these electronic gizmos and break out the Buff & Buff 30 minute transit, the dumpy level and a 200 ft. steel chain.
