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Paramount OTA Ring and Paramount Taurus

OTA Installation Instructions

Revision 1.2, January 2018

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Summary of Contents for Paramount OTA Ring

Page 1: ...Paramount OTA Ring and Paramount Taurus OTA Installation Instructions Revision 1 2 January 2018 2018 Software Bisque Inc All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...Installation 15 German Equatorial Mounts 15 Equatorial Fork Mounts 21 Ring Use 23 Scope Rail Installation 25 Set Screw Adjustment 26 Ring Dovetail Accessory Plate Installation 27 Cage Array Installat...

Page 3: ...P a g e 3 Balancing in Declination 37 Relieving Fork Stress 38...

Page 4: ...or bracketing hardware that is required to attach an OTA of this size to the Paramount An optional Paramount Taurus Dovetail Plate can be used to mount optics or other instruments to the OTA itself O...

Page 5: ...e the section Mounting Rings and Scope Rail Installation on page 15 for installation instructions i For Paramount ME II mounting instructions see German Equatorial on page 15 under Mounting Rings and...

Page 6: ...SHCS 40 5 16 18 x 1 1 8 inch SHCS 8 for Stainless Steel Rail Mounting Thinner plate mounting component 20 x 5 8 inch SHCS 6 pieces Thicker plate mounting component 20 x 1 1 8 inch Array Assembly Inst...

Page 7: ...s the instructions described in under Bracket Installation on page 6 apply to both components If more than one accessory plate will be installed other mounting plates such as the Losmandy dovetail sho...

Page 8: ...a Stellare 500 model OTA are shown in Figure 8 and for the 20 inch Planewave CDK20 OTA in Figure 5 The threaded holes for 24 inch Officina Stellare 600 model OTA are shown in Figure 6 The threaded hol...

Page 9: ...t 5 16 18 threaded holes for Officina Stellare 400 OTA bracket front and rear are the same The plates are mounted in the orientation shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Front bracket installed Officina Stellar...

Page 10: ...e front bracket see Figure 9 and Figure 10 Figure 9 Rear bracket mounted Figure 10 Rear ring of OTA highlighted in blue The other four or eight 5 16 18 x 1 1 8 inch SHCSs for the rear bracket are the...

Page 11: ...ail needs to be installed facing toward the ground when the scope is in the position of 0 degrees altitude Each of the plates are identical so both need to be mounted on the front and rear brackets de...

Page 12: ...ner part of the plate and therefore require 20 x 5 8 inch SHCSs the three screws shown on the right in Figure 13 are installed in the thicker part of the plate required 20 x 1 1 8 inch SHCSs If the ce...

Page 13: ...P a g e 13 Figure 15 Scope rail 600 with slotted holes Figure 16 Scope rail 500 with slotted holes Figure 17 Scope rail 400 with slotted holes...

Page 14: ...hich are slotted to attach the adaptor plate to the brackets Figure 18 Paramount Taurus 600 accessory plate and adapter on front and rear brackets The dovetail accessory plate comes attached to the ad...

Page 15: ...German equatorial mount and a Paramount Taurus equatorial fork mount German Equatorial Mounts Before mounting the rings evaluate to make sure there is enough room for the telescope to travel forward...

Page 16: ...0 x inch SHCS Figure 23 without tightening them down all the way This allows for ring adjustment so the telescope is the in the desired orientation as well as the long flats being parallel The rings m...

Page 17: ...moving Re Attaching the Versa Plate As described in the Paramount User Guide there are two positions that the Versa Plate can be mounted in depending on your system s setup The standard mounting posit...

Page 18: ...n your equipment so there may be a bit of trial and error to find the optimal spot Figure 24 Standard Versa Plate orientation Figure 25 Standard Versa Plate mounting holes top view Lock the declinatio...

Page 19: ...t shown in Figure 27 and Figure 28 below See Figure 24 to be sure the Instrument Panel 10 32 tapped holes for the Instrument Panel are circled in yellow in Figure 27 is in the correct position with re...

Page 20: ...as in the cutout of the Instrument Panel shown in Figure 29 Install the four 10 32x1 2 in SHCSs and screw them in most of the way To prevent cables from becoming crushed or pinched double check that a...

Page 21: ...depend on the telescope being used and the weight of the instruments being installed on the back There must be sufficient space so that when the telescope is slid back or forward within the rings bal...

Page 22: ...lighted in blue The second scope rail needs to be installed on the opposite side as the first rail as shown in Figure 31 Both scope rails must have the U shape shown in blue in Figure 30 oriented in t...

Page 23: ...rneath each of the cutouts These set screws ensure the fit around the tube is snug and should be adjusted as equally to ensure the tension between the two is even Once these have been adjusted so the...

Page 24: ...P a g e 24 Figure 32 Scope rails installed Figure 33 Meade 16 inch with two OTA mounting rings attached...

Page 25: ...rails and the orientation of the rail is critical for installation into the forks Each of the plates is identical so both need to be mounted on the opposing flat surface containing the threaded holes...

Page 26: ...l the circle in the center of the plate Once the rails are mounted the 20 x 1 2 inch SHCS holding the ring segments together can be securely tightened Set Screw Adjustment Each ring segment has a spec...

Page 27: ...rings if needed to mount additional imaging and viewing accessories The plate includes eight additional 20 x inch SHCSs for mounting to the same holes as the scope rails in multiple positions Cage Arr...

Page 28: ...and align the telescopes in the array and then how to install them in to a Paramount Taurus Array Assembly Instructions To be completed Scope Installation Instructions To be completed Scope Adjustment...

Page 29: ...the RA can also be locked with the fork arms rotated 90 degrees in either direction Taurus 500 600 only Figure 40 shows the worm block switch in the balance position After the telescope is mounted an...

Page 30: ...the 10 32 screws Telescope Scope Rails The Software Bisque telescope scope rails have eight 5 16 18 x 1 1 8 inch SHCS that must be inserted into the rails Figure 43 to hold the telescope in place Eac...

Page 31: ...nd the scope rails are attached to the telescope the telescope can be mounted to the fork arms From here please carefully read through the remainder of this document before attempting to mount the OTA...

Page 32: ...ates that are mounted on the telescope The adjustable cylinder assembly provides ample adjustment if the distances between the two are not exact The 13 setscrew clamp located on the bottom half of the...

Page 33: ...first shown on the right in Figure 48 then the cylinder assembly can be adjusted so both plates are flush on either side effectively pinching the telescope between the forks On each side have the dove...

Page 34: ...Figure 49 Scope installation position Figure 50 Dovetail mating top view Telescope Balancing To balance the telescope the pinching on the scope needs checked before the balance of the telescope can b...

Page 35: ...vy direction With the locking bolt removed the forks are free to rotate and the telescope is out of unbalanced in both RA and Dec Make sure the installation area is clear of all potential obstructions...

Page 36: ...nches thick and 6 pound counterweight a little under 1 inch thick There are also white Delrin washers and low profile hex nuts The washers are for protecting as well as keeping the counterweights from...

Page 37: ...anced in Dec loosen the eight 5 16 inch x 1 1 8 inch SHCS four on each side which allows the telescope to slide along those two rails While the scope cannot slide off the rails adjusted its position u...

Page 38: ...e lower fork arm against its mounting plate a The OTA is still captivated but free to settle against the fork with the gear so that potential play is removed by the other fork s clamp sliding cylinder...

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