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PREPARATION
Attaching the Optical Tube Assembly
Safety screw
Safety screw
Back off
Dovetail tube plate
Dovetail Slide bar
Dovetail plate
lock screw
Dovetail plate
lock screw
1
Loosen both dovetail plate lock
screw and safety screw on the
mount head fully so that space
is available to insert the dovetail
tube plate.
2
Attach the telescope tube to the mount head so that the
dovetail tube plate fits securely into the sunken mount head.
Tighten the dovetail plate lock screw first onto the dovetail tube
plate centering notch until it is snug. Then, tighten the safety
screw securely.
The telerscope tube attaches to the AP mount via a dovetail tube plate.
The permissible loading weight of the mount is 6kg (13.2 lbs).
Tightening the dovetail plate lock screws with a gap between these
parts may cause the telescope tube to fall.
Caution: Take care not to drop the telescope tube as it could result in serious damage.
Note: Make sure that the dovetail tube plate is flat against the mount head.