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Note how the wire bundle is attached to the mounting plate before looping back to the pier. Attaching the wires securely to
the plate prevents any kind of motion or disturbances to the camera during image acquisition and guiding. The loop is made
long enough to allow the scope to reach all portions of the sky with plenty to spare. The people who installed system ran the
scope all over and reported zero interference.
This photo shows the mount and scope with the wire loop
containing all the cables from the CCD camera, color filter wheel,
remote focuser and Kendrick Dew Remover. If you look closely,
you will notice that the two clutch knobs were removed and
replaced with special Allen head bolts. This allowed the Dec cable
to slide easily over the axis in all orientations and there was no
snagging of the wire anywhere. Please call Astro-Physics if you
would like to order these bolts. Do not try to install normal Allen
head bolts.
For a portable setup, we keep the ties wraps in place as much as
possible when we disassemble our equipment. The setup for the
next session is much quicker.
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