Tom Habaj

Thanks, Brian - I'll give all that a go.

Thanks, Tom. I've already emailed the link to them but they're out til Monday on 4th July celebrations. I was just hoping for a quick resolution to make me feel better about a secondhand purchase! How do I remove the Feathertouch - do I just unscrew the focuser rotator knobs completely and it slides out?

Yes, to remove the focuser from telescope unscrew (not compleatly) 3 knobs on the rotator.

I suggest to remove focuser from the telescope an see what happens with the drawtube when you move it in/out. That way you have a bigger chance to find a source of the problem. It may be that the drawtube is not in the axis with the focuser body (maybe one of the internal bearings is broken). Anyway you should contact Wayne at Feathertouch and show him link to your video. I'm sure he will know where the problem is. If you will have to send your FT back to the States you will not pay for any repair, but the shipping costs may be quite high.