PlaneWave L-350, Руководство по механическому монтажу

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L-350 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION GUIDE
MOUNTING SADDLE
Installing equipment for mounting the main
optical-system:
Your L-350 mount has been shipped with a
dovetail saddle. Installation is done by bolting
the saddle to the hole-pattern on the interior
of the Altitude/DEC axis mounting assembly:
1) First, make sure Alt/Dec axis is oriented cor -
rectly. The mounting surface for the saddle fea -
tures an engraved arrow (drawing top, right).
This arrow should always indicate the point -
ing direction of the telescope. So the saddle
should be attached with its longer dimension
parallel to the arrow. It may be helpful to use a
small piece of tape to mark the end of the sad -
dle that corresponds to the arrow’s direction.
2) Now, use a hew-key to insert and tighten the
bolts that were included with the saddle. The
holes for the centered alignment of the sad -
dle to the mounting hub are highlighted in the
drawing below.
TIP: If you ever lose “sight” of the sky-side of
the saddle, note that this edge of the saddle
will be the one pointing up, when the Altitude/
DEC axis is against the zenith/pole hard-stop.
This position is achieved by rotating the Alt/
DEC axis fully clockwise when viewed from the
interior side of the fork-arm.