Hmmm, Doug, I see what you mean, that put a pin in my bubble

didn't it, but after saying that, it's go-to operation is pretty good actually, and the drift align i performed a couple of weeks ago also appears quite good.
A faint Star at the meridian will stay in the 9mm recticle square for well over 15minutes so i expect that i am pretty close to the pole, maybe not spot on but close enough for what i'm doing.
Cheers leon