My poor baby is not well it all started off when we were at Snake Valley he wasnt his self and tracking and the goto was a little off compared to usual Then last weekend i decided to take advantage of the beautiful clear skies and headed out to go camping at Kyalite N.S.W. about an hour out of Swan Hill woah nice dark skies out there guys i took my first real pics of some star trails and it was that dark i didnt even know there was a was an optus tower right in the middle of my pics hahahha
Anyway when i got out there all set up the goto goes left and right and up perfectly but it wont go down unless i give it a little helping hand and lightly push on it once it gets down to 40degrees it works ok Can still hear the motor doing its normal thing just the scope wont move Do these things runs on belts or something ? Where do you go for spare parts for these sort of things when your scope breaks down Is this a common thing for these goto dobs or did i get a lemon I feel like i have lost my best friend HELPPPPPPP what do i do next im too scared to pull it apart Any suggestions will be muchly appreciated before i start yelling at the skywatcher dealers LOL
Maybe he found out you named him "Johnnie"!
Not an expert, but it sounds merely like 'something' (gear or belt) needs tensioning or is slightly out of true.
I've just this arvo sent an e-mail to the Skywatcher website for info on an EQ6 issue.
They got back to me in about 2 hours with an easy fix, so perhaps contacting them would bear fruit.
Oh no, Jen!! Do you think it's because you left him in the boot and wouldn't let him out to play with the cloud nebulas at SV??? Poor Johnnie is probably just loooonely
If there is, I am thinking they may be done up too tight?
DONT pull it apart, it has a 5 yr warranty which you will void if you disassemble it....Johnny No. 5 is alive!
Disassemble! NO disassemble!
See the attached pic, it could be that you have the altitude tension screw done up too tight and only when Johnny leans over can the weight of the OTA fight against the tight grub screw....?
Anyway when i got out there all set up the goto goes left and right and up perfectly but it wont go down unless i give it a little helping hand and lightly push on it once it gets down to 40degrees it works ok Can still hear the motor doing its normal thing just the scope wont move
Jen your choice of words often cracks me up, but then again I have been told i have a twisted wicked sense of humour
If there is, I am thinking they may be done up too tight?
DONT pull it apart, it has a 5 yr warranty which you will void if you disassemble it....Johnny No. 5 is alive!
Disassemble! NO disassemble!
See the attached pic, it could be that you have the altitude tension screw done up too tight and only when Johnny leans over can the weight of the OTA fight against the tight grub screw....?
Give it a go.
Cheers
Chris
lol Chris great movie Disassemble NOOOO DISASSEMBLE That was the first thing i thought of i have already tried loosening the tension screw it didnt change anything
I assume you have tried removing the OTA and reseating it?
I am thinking the gears may not have meshed properly during replacement?
Might be worth a call to Skywatcher/Tasco....there may be a few "manufacturer" things they can try to test it.
Hope you sort it out,
Cheers
Chris
Yeah i tried that too Chris i have tried everything but pull it apart so yep i will send skywatcher an email see what they say thanks for your tips anyway cheers Chris
Bummer Jen , Iv'e been following this one and Johnny sounds broken .
Bummer , I feel for both of you .
A scope that does not work is as bad as a cloudy night . . I have had a lot over the years ,things that are not fixable at midnight , Bummer .
Looks like a trip back to the people you got Johnny from? Aye Jen.
Technology , Whew ! I cant even say happy christmas , with a still broken johnny.
Brian.
Johnny - My 12" dobbie is not well :(
1 ASTRO DOCTOR WANTED 
unless i give it a little helping hand and lightly push on it once it gets down to 40degrees it works ok 
Can still hear the motor doing its normal thing just the scope wont move 
mmmm my choice of words 
I cant even say happy christmas , with a still broken johnny.
