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the lift bar as to take some of the weight off of the side plates holding the weight of the telescope.
Step 2:
Adjust the feet at the bottom of the base plate such that they touch
the floor of the wooden crate. We will soon transfer the weight of
the telescope to the feet. There are three feet clocked 120 degrees
apart.
Step 4:
Loosen and remove the two
orange cargo straps. Then
remove the eight wood screws on each side of the mount circled
in the picture to the left.
NOTE: Please make sure you have the tandem bar lifting just
slightly and the feel lowered to the pallet floor so the telescope
does not fall when the screws are removed.
Step 5:
Slowly lift the telescope of the wood support structure with your crane/lifting equipment. And set it
down on its feet, or remove the feet to set it on its observatory pier or foundation.
NOTE: There is a correct orientation for how to set the mount down. There is a
label on the non-rotating pier base of the mount which says “NO WRAP”. If you
are setting up the Northern Hemisphere then the NO WRAP label should be
pointed approximately South. If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, then the
NO WRAP label should be pointed approximately North.
Step 6:
Remove the side steel side plates on each side of the fork arm by
removing the eight socket head cap screws.
