Just seeing this thread, i think that eqmod is a wonderful piece of software.
I used it with my astronomy program and it was click and slew.
When your hand controller dies, get the eqmod module or get it now and save your still good working controller Ken.

I know you are not computer savvy but i can set it up for you on a club night.
Those people in the forums who have problems are mostly people who don't know how to use eqmod