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SPECIFICATION: R.A. / DEC. AXIS
* All machined aluminum and stainless steel, black anodized.
* All stainless steel hardware.
* One 2.100" diameter needle thrust bearing.
* One 2.000" diameter needle thrust bearing.
* Two 1.500" diameter needle bearings.
* 2.812" diameter, 7075 aluminum worm gear, 180 tooth.
* Dual supported, ball bearing housed stainless steel worm-heat treated and ground.
* Variable slip clutch, both axes. One knob design.
* 1.250" diameter aluminum shafts.
* Fully locking, unique tangent arm design altitude adjustment, 0-64 degrees, large knob for easy alignment.
* Laser engraved latitude scale in 2 degree increments.
* Single knob azimuth control, bi-directional +/- 8.5 degrees.
* 3.500" diameter laser engraved setting circles 6 minute R.A. / 2 degrees DEC. R.A. circle engraved for Northern and
Southern Hemisphere.
* Porter slip ring design.
* 160 oz/in stepper motor, 1.0 arc sec. step.
* Spit Dovetail saddle-plate design. Accepts "D" series dovetail plates. Dovetail plate drops in and locks allowing for
interchaning of any tube assembly, reducing the need for DEC weights.
* Removable stainless steel weight shaft w/safety knob.
* 7 lb counterweight.
* 11 lb and 21 lb. extra counterweights available.
* Through the axis polar scope, works in Northern and Southern hemisphere. Polar scope optional.
* Instrument weight capacity 30 lbs.
* Equatorial head weight 21 lbs.
TRIPOD:
* All machined aluminum, black anodized.
* Tripod height, adjustable from 27" - 43"
* Fold-up tripod design for easy transporting.
* Tripod weight 15 lbs.
DUAL-AXIS ELECTRONICS:
* Diamond push button pattern.
* R.A. and DEC. reversing switches.
* Three guiding rates; 30%, 50% and 2x sidereal rate.
* Three setting rates; 4x, 8x, 16x sidereal rate and super fast 32x HST (high speed transfer).
* Quartz tracking rates: sidereal, solar, lunar, king.
* Periodic Error Correction (PEC).
* Programmable DEC. Backlash Compensation (TVC).
* Control panel dimmer.
* Accepts auto-guider systems.
* Northern and Southern Hemisphere operation.
* 12 volt DC - 500ma power use.
* Tiltable control panel for easy access.
* Small hand control box for comfortable use.
All heights are to top of tripod. Add 9" @ 34 degrees to center of Dec.-R.A. junction. Add 6" from Dec.-R.A. junction to top of
saddle.
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