CPC motor control board in Aus

[ElementZer0 (Tom)]

Hey everyone,
I'm probably posting this in the wrong place. But I urgently need a Celestron CPC MC board (not deluxe). I'm going to Coonabarabran on Monday for the sole purpose of stargazing (I know Moon phase isn't ideal but I'll wait till 4:30 am after it sets) and when updating the MC board for the trip, MCUpdate completely fried both microcontrollers. They're $153USD, but I can't find anywhere in Australia that sells them. If there's no stores, does anyone here have any spares I could buy?

[The_bluester (Paul)]

I can not recall who it was at the time (The Celestron distributor) but some years back when I fried a board in my CPC mount they had them and they were reasonably priced. Hopefully someone can recall who that is and will post it in here.

[garymck (Gary)]

Hi,
Bintel should have it - I bought parts from then a couple of years ago when I had a CPC.

Cheers
Gary

[ElementZer0 (Tom)]

Originally Posted by garymck

Hi,
Bintel should have it - I bought parts from then a couple of years ago when I had a CPC.

Cheers
Gary

Thank you so much. Even if they don't have it, you've given me hope. They didn't show it on their website but hopefully they still have some.

[AndyG (Andy)]

Hello Tom,

As mentioned Bintel have done the Celestron parts for a good while. You can tell them the part number from the Celestron spares website.

Also, Tasco took on Celestron Distribution earlier this year. A rep from them was active earlier - username "Earl". Here is his sig:

Earl White

Sky-Watcher/Meade/Celestron Products

P: 02 9938 3244 / F: 02 9939 2972
A: Tasco Sales (Aust), Winbourne Estate, Unit 6,
9-13 Winbourne Road, Brookvale NSW 2100
www.skywatcheraustralia.com.au
www.celestronaustralia.com.au
www.meadeaustralia.com.au

[Earl (Earl White)]

Hi Tom,

I've check to see if we have the spare in question - but BINTEL are well worth checking to see if they have it in stock!

Cheers,

[ElementZer0 (Tom)]

BINTEL came through, and at a great price! Thanks everyone, my scope is fixed.