Ultima 2000 with 'no go' go-to

[solissydney (Ken)]

Hi.
My Ultima 2000 with 'Go-To' has packed it in. No longer working ,after a long period of intermitting problems, it has stopped working, full stop.
I presume the problem lies with the hand controller, if so, the last new one in stock at Celestron is A$700.00. I would like to meet with the owner of similar scope, with view to swap hand controller, for testing surpose only.
Anyone out there?
Ken

[ving (David)]

is it something that could be picked up second hand at astromart?

welcome aboard btw

[netwolf]

Hi Ken,

Why dont you talk with Michael from Geckooptical, he maybe able to source a second hand one for you.

Regards

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by solissydney

Hi.
My Ultima 2000 with 'Go-To' has packed it in. No longer working ,after a long period of intermitting problems, it has stopped working, full stop.
I presume the problem lies with the hand controller, if so, the last new one in stock at Celestron is A$700.00. I would like to meet with the owner of similar scope, with view to swap hand controller, for testing surpose only.
Anyone out there?
Ken

It may not be that, it could be your motors, or the Pc board in the scope or even the power adapter? My bet is on the PC board on the scope, that has the power goping through it and if a capacitor or a diode is crook it would make it stop. Does it power up at all?

[GrampianStars (Rob)]

G'day
Yeah right swap out a dud for a good one
"I have returned it really it's in the mail"
have you tried
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ultima2000/
or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RoboScope/

[solissydney (Ken)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

It may not be that, it could be your motors, or the Pc board in the scope or even the power adapter? My bet is on the PC board on the scope, that has the power goping through it and if a capacitor or a diode is crook it would make it stop. Does it power up at all?

Yes, it powers up ok
What you said make good sense, I will have checked out.
Thanks for your comments