Attaching The Telescope To The Wedge - Celestron Ultima 11 Instruction Manual

ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE TO THE WEDGE

With the wedge in place on the tripod, you are ready to mount the telescope on the wedge. The telescope
base fits directly onto the tilt plate of the wedge. Attaching the telescope to the wedge is the same for both
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the Ultima 9 / and the Ultima 11 telescopes. To do this:
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1. Lay the telescope on its side and locate the three threaded holes in the bottom of the drive base.
2. Partially insert one of the three (3/8-16x1) bolts with the hand tightening knob (supplied in the bolt
pack) into the hole that is opposite the rectangular portion of the drive base. The rectangular
portion of the base slides between the side plates on the wedge and rest near the top of the tripod.
3. Pick the telescope up by the fork tines and position it above the wedge. Orient it so that the
telescope is over the tripod with the base pointing toward the tilt plate as seen in figure 2-6.
4. Slide the bolt, which is threaded into the base, into the slot on the top of the tilt plate.
5. Tighten the bolt slightly so that the bottom of the drive base is flush with the tilt plate. Do not
tighten it fully or you will not be able to slide the base so that the other two bolts can be inserted.
(If you do not tighten the bolt at all, the drive base may be tilted slightly so that the remaining bolts
will not go in straight.)
6. Move the base of the telescope until the two remaining holes in the drive base line up with the
holes in the tilt plate.
7. Insert the two remaining bolts with knobs and tighten all three completely.
Figure 2-6 - With the hand tightening bolt installed in the drive base, slide the Ultima telescope onto
the tilt plate of the wedge.
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