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end of the cable into the Hand Controller port on the mount's drive panel (Figure 8). Push the connectors into the ports until they
click into place.
More information about the features and functionality of the SynScan Hand controller can be found in its separate user manual.
10. Specifications
Mount Type
Payload (counterweights excluded)
Mount Weight (tripod excluded)
Tripod
Tripod Weight
Saddle
Counterweight
Counterweight Shaft
Dovetail Bar
Power Requirement
Gear Ratio
Resolution
RA & Dec Worm Gear
RA & Dec Spindles
Motors
Maximum Slewing Speed
Tracking Rates
Tracking Mode
Auto-guider Interface
Auto-guiding Speeds
Periodic Error Correction
Hand Controller
Celestial Object Catalogs
Pointing Accuracy
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German Equatorial
30 lbs. (13.6 kg)
22.3 lbs. (10.1 kg)
1.75" stainless steel
11.2 lbs. (5.1 kg)
Width: 44mm, 75-degree angle
Width: 75mm, 60-degree angle
11.3 lbs. (5.1 kg) each
Diameter 18mm, Length 215mm
Vixen style, 8" length
DC 11-15V, 3A
705
0.144 arc sec (or 9,024,000 steps/rev)
135 teeth
Diameter 30mm, steel with high-precision bearing
Stepper motor, 1.8 degree step angle, 64 micro-steps driven
3.4 degrees/sec
Sidereal, solar, lunar
Equatorial
ST-4
0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x
Yes
SynScan Database >42000 Objects and Stars
Messier, NGC, IC, SAO, Caldwell, Double Star, Variable Star, Named Star, Planets
Up to 1 arc-minute
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