[OneOfOne (Trevor)]

Hi guys,

I was using my Celestron CGE-C11 a couple of weeks ago and had pointed it at a few objects without a problem. I was slewing around from Saturn to Alpha Centauri when the drive went crazy. It was almost on target when it suddenly took off, finally stopping slightly below the horizon and perhaps 90 degrees to the east of the correct direction. I tried a few other targets and all ended up way off. I was able to borrow another battery and realign the scope again only to find the same problem. I also noticed if I pressed the "Home position" menu selection, it went crazy, heading below the horizon before I stopped it. It also appeared to be stuck on the menu, pressing "Undo" did not take it up one level on the menu, but rather chose the next option on the current menu.

I am hoping it is the hand controller as this would be the easiest to get repaired (I live in Melbourne and Celestrons are apparently serviced in NSW), I hate to think how much it would cost to send the head assembly and drive tower to there!

Anyone had similar problems? Or any educated guesses of the cause?

Thanks,
Trevor