[h0ughy (David)]

I had a horrible time last night trying to get first light in the observatory. It was clear last night, though not great, but I was eaten alive by mosquitoes setting up then the worst happened, the G11 would not fire up. When I bought the G11 second hand I was told the switch was a little dicky, and in practice it was when I used it for the last time during the total lunar eclipse in 2007. The rest of the time it has sat packed nicely in the shed waiting for the Doghouse Observatory to be built. I have power, I checked the source and even used another to validate that there was go go juice there. But the darn thing would not turn on. Frustratingly I thought that the cr2032 battery was dead, and remembering that I had a new 1.05 version chip to replace the 1.02 I then though that I would replace the EPROM – which I did. Then came the Cr2032 battery. Now I buy heaps of these things – do you think I could find one in the house or shed – no way. Arrrg – must get one today, but the thing that still is on my mind – the switch. I think it is faulty and not making contact. Can these things be replaced, or is it wise to source out a new board?