Guest Mark Payton Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Hi Everyone, sorry i havent contributed for a while, I killed off the control board on my auto dob and am waiting for FLO to quote me a replacement (2 months and counting). If anyone has any contacts, please let me know, I am really missing my scope! all the best. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Sorry to hear that, sounds a right pain having to wait all this time to get it sorted. I'm sure there must be someone around who could solve the problem more quickly for you. Maybe someone here will point you in the right direction. I would keep trying various forums online. Don't think you've missed too many good nights, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Sorry your scope's gone pear shaped. Here's the people who import Sky watcher scopes, there's a contact e-mail at the bottom, it wouldn't hurt to try them. http://www.opticalvision.co.uk/ I hope you get it sorted out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Payton Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 thanks Baz, I will give it a go. patience comes with the hobby....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DN18 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Unsure if the 12" FT is one of the discontinued ones or not ?. A customer of mine had the same problem with his 10" flextube control unit that went belly up. It was a discontinued model. OVL had no spares. This may be why there,s a delay in finding parts. End result in my case was OVL refunding me, so I could refund the customer Luckily my customer was understanding, and upgraded to a 10" EQ goto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 It's a shame that it's packed up, the rest of the scope is excellent. Is it still covered by warranty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Can't the drive stuff be temporarily be removed so it can be used like a regular dob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Payton Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I suspect i could remove all the gearing and it could be a manual. I didnt buy it from new but I have just emailed the person to ask when he bought it, I suspect I am out of gaurantee. bugger! mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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