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BEFORE USE
Mount Specifications
AP Photo Guider
Controller Specifications
Mount
AP Photo Guider mount
Slow Motion Control
R.A: Wheel and worm gears full circle micro movement
Quick Slewing Motion
Friction stop motion (adjustable)
Wheel Gear
R.A: 73.5mm in diameter, 144-tooth wheel gear
Worm Gear
R.A :11.0mm in diameter, Brass
R.A Axis
59mm in diameter, Aluminum alloy, with friction stop mechanism
Number of Bearings
4 pieces
Polar Alignment Scope
6x20mm (Field of view: 8 degrees), Self-light-off dark field illuminator (Brightness adjustable), Setting accuracy: 3
arc minutes or less, Reticle with scales for pointing 3 stars, Battery: CR2032
Azimuth Adjustment
Fine adjustment range: +/- 6.5 degrees, 1.4 degrees per rotation, Twin adjustment screws with knobs
Altitude Adjustment
Latitude adjustment range: 0 degree to 65 degrees, Tangent screw with handle, 1.9 degrees per rotation
Motor Drive
Pulse (Stepping) Motor
Tracking
High precision tracking with STAR BOOK ONE controller
Maximum Loading Weight
6kg (13.2 lbs) (150kg • cm torque load) at a point of 25cm from the fulcrum
Controller Cable Connecting Port
D-SUB 9PIN male plug
Power Supply Port
USB Micro-B (DC4.4 to 5.26V)
Power Supply
USB External battery pack (Not sold by Vixen)
Working Duration with
Batteries
About 4 hours (at 20 degree C, with Alkaline batteries, 6kg loading weight ), 2.5 hours if the DEC motor module is used
together.
Electricity Consumption
DC5V • 0.2 ~ 0.5A (1.0 ~ 2.5W) , 0.3 ~ 1.0A (1.5 ~ 5.0W) if the DEC motor module is used together.
Dimensions
222 x 221x 96mm (8.7” x 8.7” x 3.7”)
Weight
2.4kg (5.3 lbs) (5.4kg (12 lbs) complete with tripod)
Optional Accessories
Supplementary Counterweight Bar, Counterweight 1.0kg, Polar Meter
Controller
STAR BOOK ONE
CPU
32-bit CISC Processor 40MHz RX210
LCD Screen
2-line 8-chracter STN with backlight
Autoguider Port
6-pole 6-wired modular jack (for external autoguider)
Controller Cable Port
D-SUB 9PIN male plug
Power Supply
Supplied from the mount side
Operating Temperature
Between 0 degree C and 40 degree C (104 F)
Dimensions
137 x 65 x 21mm (5.4” x 2.5” x 1”)
Weight
110g (4 oz) (without cable)
Menus and Major
Functions
Sidereal tracking rate (variable from 0.1X to 10X by step), Solar tracking, Lunar tracking and Kings rates, Backlash
compensation, PEC, External autoguider connection, Adjustable LED backlight, Red LED Light
The specifications are subject to change without notice.