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Bracket Dovetail Accessory Plate Installation
The optional scope rail dovetail accessory plate has a smaller dovetail to mount additional telescopes, or
other accessories. Since the length between the front and rear rings of OTAs is different for each scope,
adapter plates are needed to mount the accessory plate. The adaptor plate is attached the same way as
the scope plate, but has no specific orientation. There are six holes for ¼-20 x 5/8-inch SHCS (three of
which 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 adapter plate with eight ¼-20 x 5/8-inch SHCSs.
Each adapter plate has eight ¼-20 threaded holes that can be employed to customize where the dovetail
accessory plate is mounted. For the 400 and 500 models, the dovetail accessory plate must be removed
from the adapter plate before installing the adapter on the brackets. From there, the dovetail accessory
plate can be placed where it fits best for the system.
Figure 19: Model 400 accessory plate and adapter (adapter shown in blue).
