Counterweight Bar And Counterweights; Slow Motion Controls - Celestron ASTROMASTER EQ Serie Manual De Uso

COUNTERWEIGHT BAR AND COUNTERWEIGHTS

In order to properly balance your telescope tube, the mount
comes with a counterweight bar and counterweights
1 . Remove the counterweight bar from the box and screw
it into the threaded hole on the bottom of the declination
axis of the mount
2 . Remove the orange counterweight safety screw from
the bottom end of the counterweight bar
3 . Loosen the large black locking knob on the side of
the counterweight Make sure the hole through the
counterweight is unobstructed
4 . Slide the counterweight onto the counterweight shaft
about half way, then tighten the locking knob to hold the
counterweight in place If your telescope comes with
more than one counterweight, add the second weight in
the same manner as the first
5 . Replace the orange counterweight safety screw onto the
bottom of the counterweight shaft This will prevent the
counterweight from falling off the shaft if it accidentally
comes loose

SLOW MOTION CONTROLS

The AstroMaster mount comes with two slow motion control
knobs that allow you to make fine pointing adjustments to
the telescope in both Right Ascension and Declination
axes, also referred to as RA and DEC To install the knobs:
1 . Locate the two knobs in the box Both knobs are identical
so it does not matter which one you use on each axis
2 . Loosen the set screw on the end of one of the two
knobs
3 . lide it onto the end of the RA gear shaft as far as it will
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go and tighten the setscrew to secure it in place The
RA knob can be used on either the left or right side of
the mount, based on your preference
4 . Slide the other knob onto the DEC gear shaft and tighten
the set screw to secure it
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DEC Shaft
Slow Motion
Control Knobs
RA Shaft
Hole for Counterweight Shaft
Counterweights
Counterweight Shaft