3.6
Optical Tube Mounting
The optical tube to mount on the M-zero must be provided
with
a male Vixen-type dovetail bar
(standard width 50 mm) to fit the M-zero mounting saddle.
Place the mount arm in a
perfectly leveled position
and
firmly tighten the RA axis clutch knob (indicated with
1 in the side picture).
Turn the DEC axis clutch knob (#1 in the right picture)
and rotate the female dovetail plate until it is parallel
to
the mount arm.
Firmly lock both axis clutch knobs.
Loosen the dovetail saddle plate lock using the knob
#2
in the picture at right.
Insert the dovetail bar of the optical tube in the
saddle and, while safely holding the
optical tube with one hand, firmly tighten the knob #2 with the other hand. The
assistance of another person could be helpful in performing this operation, especially if
the tube is particularly heavy and/or oversized
.
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StarGo
RA pin
connector
StarGo
DEC pin
connector
M-zero
RA pin
connector
M-zero
DEC pin
connector
