[stevejack (Steve)]

Hi All,

I have a 14" Skywatcher GOTO dob. The other night I pulled it out to show some friends the view of Saturn and the drive motor seems to be slipping.

The motor slews horizontally, and also in the upwards direction, but it will not slew down. I can see the cog spinning but it won't move the scope. It does seem to move slightly, at certain positions, but something is preventing it from slewing down properly.

Has anyone experienced this before on the Skywatcher scopes?

I will contact the place I bought it for a warranty repair but if it's something simple that i'm not thinking of it will save a whole lot of hassle transporting the whole thing to the store.

Thanks all,
Steve

PS just to add - this wasn't my first time out with the scope, I have used it without any trouble before so it's definitely a new problem that has just developed.