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Vixen R200SS Supplementary Manual

Vixen R200SS Supplementary Manual

How to collimate

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First loosen all the three collimation "push" screws and tighten the other three
collimation "pull" screws on the primary mirror cell completely to "reset" the primary
mirror to a position where the primary mirror is placed closely to the mirror cell.
1. Remove the blue cap on the center of the four-vane spider to access adjustment
screws for collimation. Loosen the fixing screw on the dead center of the spider to
remove the secondary mirror holder with the mirror.
washers on the center fixing bolt with which the secondary mirror holder is
attached and please take care not to drop them onto the primary mirror.
2. Put a tiny dot at the center of the optical axis of the secondary mirror (offset 3.8mm
from the center of the elliptical secondary mirror, refer to the Figure 2) by using a
template below. A size of the dot should be about 1mmm to 2mm in diameter.
3. Return the secondary mirror holder with the mirror to the original place, and
tentatively fix it with the fixing bolt lightly. At this stage do not touch the other
three adjustments screws on the secondary mirror holder.
4. Draw a circle with diameter of 55mm on a black paper to make a disc. Open a pin
hole of about 1mm to 2mm at the center of the disc. Cut out of the disc and place
it into the change-over ring shown in the Figure 1.

How to collimate the R200SS

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  • Page 1 How to collimate the R200SS First loosen all the three collimation “push” screws and tighten the other three collimation “pull” screws on the primary mirror cell completely to “reset” the primary mirror to a position where the primary mirror is placed closely to the mirror cell.
  • Page 2 5. Using a Sight tube or Cheshire eyepiece and attach it to the visual back of the focuser to look at the secondary mirror surface through the pin hole. You can see the dot on the secondary mirror shown in the Figure 3. Check if the dot moves up and down in the field of view of the pin hole when you move the secondary mirror holder to the left and right-hand direction a little.
  • Page 3 the dot is seen above of the line, it means that the secondary mirror comes near the upper side shown in the Figure 5. In this case loosen the collimation screw “C” and tighten the screw “B” on the spider shown in the Figure 4. If the dot is seen below of the line, loosen the collimation screw “B”...
  • Page 4 12. Finally a star test. Take the telescope outside and let the optics fully cool to the ambient temperature.