Can you recomend someone to repair an EQ6 Pro?

[Johnboy2011]

Hi,

I don't know if this is possible but the casing of my EQ6 has been quite badly scratched during transit by a courier and the screen of the Synscan handset cracked.

Can anyone advise of or recomend somwhere that could carry out repairs? I believe Telescope House may but wondered if there is anywhere else?

Thanks,

John

[jnc71106]

That's a real shame it took you so long to get hold of one as well

Jake

[Stargazer Jack]

Couldn't you send it back if it is damaged?

[Johnboy2011]

The seller has offered money back or to repair it which is fair. I'm not yet sure what to do but I'll still need an EQ6 so I thought I'd at least explore that avenue.....

[ollypenrice]

The handsets are available but are a bit of a rip off. I bought a complete upgrade kit which gives me a spare everything, but I run two commercially. Maybe you could ask the vendor to provide one. If the scratches are cosmetic (the EQ6 is a tough old beast) I wouldn't worry too much. An appropriate discount?

Olly

[Johnboy2011]

Olly,

I think that Telescope House will replace just the screen if the rest of the hand set is ok which is very reasonable. As you say a discount for the cosmetic damage is worth discussing. One thing that worries me is if I grip and turn just below the saddle there is the tiniest, and I mean tiniest, amount of play in that axis. That doesn't seem right, as you look you can't even see it but you can feel and hear it, I'm sure you'll tell me yours doesn't do that?!

John

[daz]

Actually, that's quite common. I have a tiny bit on my RA which I keep meaning to do something about...

There are set screws for each axis to adjust it out with

[ollypenrice]

Mine do that. Check out Astro Baby's guide for how to tune the play in the worms.

If you leave a smidgen of play the trick is to run out of balance so that the mesh sits always on the same side. Heavy on the east, that's the thing.

Olly