SKY-WATCHER EQ5 Quick Start Manual

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Before beginning the installation process, remove the telescope
tube from the mount for ease of installation.
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R.A. MOTOR INSTALLATION
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1) Turn the altitude adjustment knob until the latitude
2) Locate plastic box underneath R.A. axis. Unscrew
3) Turn the altitude adjustment knob until the latitude
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4) Rotate R.A. fine-adjustment cable until the flat
5) Slide shaft gear onto end of R.A. axis worm gear.
6) Place motor drive into recess. Orient motor so that
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7) Attach 4mm key hex onto long screw and thread through
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DEC MOTOR INSTALLATION
8) Loosen set screw on gear assembly. Slide shaft gear
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9) Locate DEC motor. Use the 5mm hex screw provided
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Motor Drive
scale indicates 50º.
small phillips screw at bottom to remove box.
scale indicates 25º.
surface of nipple faces forward.
Tighten set screw to hold shaft gear in place using
the 2mm hex key provided.
threaded hole in motor drive mounting plate aligns
with the elongated hole near the top of the recess.
Ensure gear on motor meshes with the shaft gear
assembly.
hole and screw into backside of motor mounting plate.
Fasten screw to secure motor to equatorial mount.
assembly over end of DEC worm gear. Tighten set
screw against flat surface of worm gear nipple.
to fasten motor to the underside of the mounting
bracket. Orient motor so that gear faces backwards
and meshes with shaft gear assembly as seen in Fig. 9-1.
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