Equatorialwedge - Meade 8" LX100 Series Instruction Manual

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3. Equatoria! Wedge
There are
two equatorial wedges used on Meade LX100 telescopes. Pick
the section, below, that applies to
your telescope.
a.
8"
EQUATORIAL WEDGE
(8" LXl00)
The Equatorial Wedge permits
use of the B"
LX100 telescope in an
astronomical,
or
"equatorial," mode.
The
wedge fits onto the field tripod, described below, and accepts
the base of the 8"
LX100
fork mount.
See
Fig.
9.
NOTE: The
Meade equatorial
wedge is designed solely
for use in
conjuncJion
with the Meade field tripod.
The wedge should never be used without the
field tripod, e.g.by
placing the wedge alone on
a
table top and
then nrounting the telescope
on
the
wedge.
The 8"
LX100, placed onto the equatorialwedge alone without
the field tripod
attached to the wedEe may become seriously imbalanced, to the
point where the telescope
may actually tip over.
The equatorial wedge for the 8" LX100 telescope is of modern design, with several important
features
incorporated
to
simplify and facilitate telescope operation. After using the wedge, you will find that
the
functional
design
features included
are of very significant
value in
routine
telescope operations.
Features
included
are:
1.
Attachment of the wedge to the field tripod by means of only one manual knob.
2.
Quick azimuth adjustment by loosening
the
manual knob as described above.
3.
Bubble level
for
rapid tripod/wedge leveling.
4.
Etched latitude scale for
fast
adjustment of
the latitude angle.
-o
(1) Tilt-Plate
(2)Attachment
Knob
(3) Latitude Scale
(4) Wedge Body
Fig. 3: Equatoria! Wedge
for 8"
(5) Tilt Angle Adjustment Knob
(6) Fine Latitude Adjuster Crossbar Screws
(7) Bubble
t-evel
LX100
Telescopes