[JRC (John)]

any losmandy G 8 or g 11 gurus out there I would appreciate some help. My GM8 (non Gemini) -which is a few years old - was fine but has had a failure in the hand controller somewhere possibly a loose connection

RA drive works on the various rates whether HC is plugged in or not
Dec drive works when plugged into RA slot is motors & wires all OK

RA & Dec pushbutton drives don't work.

Inspected back of circ board in the drive controller unit - all looks good, all connections LOOK fine (I dont think too much of Losmandys watersealing!)

About to pull the HC apart to check its connections; One solder joint on the lowest diamond has no solder...is that normal ?

Any hints appreciated - have you encountered or is there a known problem with this setup ?

Thanks John 0408 444 312