Summary of Contents for Founder Optics FOT86
- Page 1 FOT86/ FOT106 2 ED APO Triplet Refractor _______________________________________________________________________________________ Design in Japan Made in Taiwan www.founderoptics.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents: Brand Story ....................1 Specification ..................... 2 What is in the Box ..................3 Usage ......................4 Telescope Accessories Chart ..............9... -
Page 3: Brand Story
By doing so, customers are assured confidence when buying with Founders Optics. Founder Optics aims to bring users the best use experience. Whether you are taking a photo or observing with the naked eyes, you can see it’s extremely bright, crystal clear and superb sharp. -
Page 4: Specification
Specification ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Model Name: FOT86 Optical System: 2 ED APO Triplet (Fully Separated Elements) Clear Aperture: 86mm Focal Length: 560mm Image Circle (with Field Flattener): ψ44mm Focuser: 2’’ Rack & Pinion Patented Focuser (Twist Lock) ... -
Page 5: What Is In The Box
What is in the Box _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1) High Quality Aluminum Case with Key 2) FOT106/ FOT86 with Patent Rack & Pinion Focuser 3) 1.25’’/ 2’’ Twist Lock Adapter 4) Crank Handle with 1pc 1/4"-20 Hexagon Screw 5) Tube Rings with 4pcs Dovetail Screws... -
Page 6: Usage
Installations and Functions Observation System FOT86/106 is suitable for observing nebula, star clusters, large galaxies and comets. It is recommended to use high-quality wide-angle eyepieces to get the best performance. Founder Optics has a series of 80-degree wide-angle eyepieces for you to choose. - Page 7 Crank Handle Installation FOT series came with a crank handle for easy carry. Use attached screw 1/4"-20 Hexagon screw to fix the handle on the tube ring. Make sure it is fixed firmly. Picatinny rail offers you an option (MIL-STD-1913) for more optical scope attachment such as red dot finders, scope sights…etc as shown as left photo.
- Page 8 Twist Lock / Adapter FOT series features with 2’’ and 1.25’’ twist lock devices. There is a special compressing design of twist locking to give you a good collimation and avoid missing screw in the dark night when change eyepiece or field flattener. ...
- Page 9 Focuser Adjustment & features Patent design Rack & Pinion Focuser. This is design for heavy loading for more than 8kg to protect your camera and telescope. Patented #Taiwan1417570 #USA 8,693,092 The focus lock grabs 8pcs ball bearings, each the rack & pinion & 4pcs at 2 sides, between drawtube in two the drawtube and the...
- Page 10 Longer Focus Travel Distance: The travel distance of drawtube is 95mm from the lowest stop to the highest stop which will give a very good compatibility for eyepieces. This is enough travel for each eyepiece to come to focus, especially it’s much more important when you use a lower magnification eyepiece used for finding an object and then go to a...
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Page 11: Telescope Accessories Chart
Telescope Accessories Chart ______________________________________________________________________________________________... - Page 12 www.founderoptics.com sales@founderoptics.com E mail: P.10...
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