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Summary of Contents for TEC APO 160
- Page 1 ER’S MANUAL...
- Page 2 $12, 00 $8, 00 Price includes : Optical tube assembly, front cover, plug, tube rings. *for tube rings and TEC 12”dovetail plate - add 3 lb. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (see www.telescopengineering.com for the current prices) Tube rings (extra or replacement) $330...
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Page 3: Getting To Know Your Telescope
This manual has been written to help you enjoy using your TEC APO 160 refractor. The APO 160 has number of features that in a given combination are rarely found in one scope: Precision apochromatic objective with modern coating that makes lenses almost invisible. - Page 4 The Feather Touch 3545 was a collaborative design effort between Telescope Engineering and Starlight Instruments for TEC’s line of fine refractors. It was designed to provide the user the with the best possible control while focusing using a 9:1 fine focus reduction assembly along with other features that make the use of the telescope simple and functional.
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Page 5: Warranty
Adapter Flange. This should only be done in rare circumstances and after contact- ing Starlight Instruments or TEC because of possible damage that may result. 5. The drag between the Focuser Housing (fig. 6.6) and the Draw Tube (fig. 6.9) can be adjusted by using two adjustment methods. - Page 7 ACCESSORIES TEC is offering a line of accessories made in shop: tube rings, plates, finder bracket; other brands of accessories could be used with our telescopes as well. TUBE RINGS CNC machined, black anodized aluminum, compact and lightweight design with stainless steel latches (set of two rings weights only 900g).
- Page 8 10-32 Alignment Thumb Screws (5). A special insert (7) must be installed in the find- er’s body. TEC performs this installation for free in any brands. Please note that finder’diameter should not be larger than 2”. When attaching the find- er base to the focuser housing make sure to use screws of the proper length.
- Page 9 - just click from one to the next one and enjoy observing. Latest updates for this manual or new accessories are available on our web: www.telescopengineering.com and on the TEC-scopes users group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tec-scopes. CLEANING : The tube assembly and front baffle are powder coated, to clean them use water with a soap or mineral spirits (paint thinner);...
- Page 10 FOCUSING DIAGRAM The focuser end of every model of TEC telescopes is the same and shown below: Focusing tube is completely "IN" Unvignetted field dia. ~1.0" 7,0" BACK FOCUS Focusing tube is completely "OUT" Unvignetted field dia. ~1.6" 3" long extension tube is required for straight through viewing 4,5"...
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