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We suggest reading all this manual in it’s entirety before attempting assembly.
If you are assembling your telescope for the first time, we recommend doing so in a climate-controlled room.
First, place the mirror box onto a table to attach the altitude wheels to the mirror box. You will notice that each
altitude wheel has two holes. One of the holes matches the threaded hole on the mirror box, and the other matches
the threaded hole in the lid of the mirror box.
Important: You have two possibilities to attach the
altitude wheel onto the mirror box of the telescope.
There are two sets of holes on both sides of the mirror
box. Having two sets gives you an additional degree
of freedom to balance your telescope. If you are just
using lightweight eyepieces (1.25 inch) we recommend
attaching the altitude wheels to the lower set of holes,
Figure 5. If you are using a coma corrector, heavy
eyepieces or both we recommend using the upper set of
holes.
Though the distance of the holes in the altitude wheels appears to be similar, the orientation of the wheels on the
mirror box DOES matter – holes will not align if the altitude wheels are mounted in the wrong orientation.
To screw the altitude wheels to the main mirror box, place the main mirror box on a horizontally balanced table.
Screw each altitude wheel to the main mirror box using one long screw with knob (A) and a HEX screw with sleeve
(D) each. The HEX screws must be inserted into the countersunk holes of the altitude wheels first, Figure 6. Use the
supplied hex wrench for mounting, Figure 7. Attach the altitude wheel through the second hole using one long
thinner screw (B) on the mirror box then the third hole to the unfolded main mirror box top, Figure 8.
Assembly
Figure 5
Type of Screws
A: 2 long screws with knob to secure the altitude wheels
directly to the main mirror box itself
B: 2 long thinner screws with knob to connect the
altitude wheels to the lid of the main mirror box
C: 4 small knobs with screws to attached secondary
mirror assembly
D: 2 HEX screws with sleeve
A
B
C
Figure 7
Figure 6
1st
Figure 8
2nd
3rd
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