How To Change The Modules - Vixen AP Equatorial Mount Instruction Manual

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APPLICATION

How to Change the Modules

Remove the optical tube, counterweight bar and controller before changing modules. Take out the batteries from the battery
compartment and disconnect the external power supply if it is used.
Case 1: Changing the R.A. Motor Module for the Manual Slow Motion Control Module
1
Remove the declination body cover.
Open up the polar scope window on the declination body by sliding
down the shutter. While pushing down on the hook on the bottom
of the declination body, pull out the declination body cover (battery
compartment cover) by pinching the hook and window hole with
fingers.
2
Take off the batteries from the declination body. Do not disassemble the mount without removing the batteries. This may cause damage.
3
Loosen the two socket head cap screws on the declination body as shown in the figure with the 4mm Allen wrench. Remove the declination body
assembly. Be sure to hold the declination body securely while loosening the screws.
Caution:
Caution:
The internal joint electrical contact of the declination body is very
delicate. Take care not to touch with fingers or other objects.
Declination body
Declination body
4
Loosen the three socket head cap screws on the R.A motor module
as shown in the figure with the 3mm Allen wrench. Remove the R.A
motor module. Be sure to hold the R.A motor module securely while
loosening the screws.
5
Attach the manual slow motion control module onto the polar axis
body as shown in the figure so that the center hollow (larger side) of
the manual slow motion control module fits snugly onto the center
protruded portion of the polar axis body.
Electrical
Electrical
contact
contact
Window
Window
Declination
Declination
body
body
4mm
4mm
Allen wrench
Allen wrench
3mm
3mm
Allen wrench
Allen wrench
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Declination body cover
Declination body cover
Hook
Hook
R.A motor module
R.A motor module
Polar axis body
Polar axis body
Manual slow motion
Manual slow motion
control module
control module

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