Attaching The Counterweight - Vixen AP Equatorial Mount Instruction Manual

PREPARATION

Attaching the Counterweight

Be sure to attach the counterweight before you install the optical tube assembly on the mount.
1
Screw the counterweight bar into the vanity ring until it is snug.
Then, turn it back by one roation.
2
Screw down the counterweight bar into the declination body
fully and tighten the vanity ring securely.
3
Remove the safety screw on the end of the counterweight bar.
4
Make sure that the counterweight bar is at the lowest position
and attach the count e rweigh t . Loosen the lock knob on the
counterweight and put through the counterweight so that the
lock knob is on the far side of the end of the counterweight
bar. At this stage the counterweight should be close to the end
of the counterweight bar to lower the center of the balance.
Tighten the lock knob.
Note: Make sure that the lock knob is tightened firmly before you
release your hand from the counterweight.
5
Replace the safet y screw on the end of the counterweight bar
and tighten it.
Counterweight bar
Declination body
①
Counterweight bar
Lock knob
Safety screw
18
Vanity ring for Counterweight bar
Vanity ring for Counterweight bar
②
Safety screw