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November 2019                                                                                                                 Lucas Mesu 

Mesu 200 MKII setup guide

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Mesu 200 MKII

Page 1: ...November 2019 Lucas Mesu Mesu 200 MKII setup guide...

Page 2: ...1 SiTechExe and ASCOM 6 1 2 Cartes du Ciel 6 2 Using the mount 7 2 1 dis engaging the motors and using the disk brakes 7 2 2 Mounting the counterweight bar 8 2 3 Balancing the setup 8 2 3 1 Questions...

Page 3: ...heavy telescopes with this mount 5 With a bended knee setup the Mesu 200 MKII is a flip less mount The mount can track all night long without a meridian flip When used on a tripod or pier that can hi...

Page 4: ...f When you get your mount it will look a lot like the picture below On a pallet 2 boxes have been screwed which contain the declination and right ascension houses You will also find the counterweight...

Page 5: ...rical connections need to be plugged in as follows The motors are 2 separate wires from beginning till end The motor encoder wire starts as one and splits into two The couplers are used to separate th...

Page 6: ...other to the 12V DC Voltage needs to be within 12 and 18 V DC 2 Amp is more than enough for moving both motors at the same time with the highest speed A good size battery would for example be the bat...

Page 7: ...site you will also find links to download ASCOM This will also be necessary if you download the ASCOM compatible version of SiTechExe When installing SiTechExe you will also get ServoConfig This progr...

Page 8: ...owing picture The brakes on the other side of the housing can be unlocked by turning them counter clockwise all the way The brakes at the other side of the housings can be unlocked by turning them cou...

Page 9: ...and the motors disengaged 2 3 1 Questions about balancing the Mesu 200 MKII Much is said about balancing a friction driven mount some questions and answers can clear up things Does it slip Yes it can...

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