iOptron SkyGuider Pro iPolar with AccuAlign Replacing

Tool needed: a set of metric hex key wrench and a small
Phillips screwdriver
Part 1. Prepare the AccuAlign Polar Scope
Objective lens Lock ring
Reticle Adj. Screws
• Eyepiece: Adjustable, for reticle focusing
• Objective lens: Adjustable, for object focusing
• Locking ring: Lock the objective lens tube
• Reticle illumination
illumination
• Reticle Adj. Screws: 3 M2 set screws that secure
the reticle in place
1. Aim the polar scope to a distant object.
2. Adjust Eyepiece so you can see the reticle clearly
through the eyepiece.
3. Now you should also see the distant object clearly.
If the image is not focus, release the Locking Ring.
Turn the Objective Lens to get the object focused.
Tighten the Locking Ring again after done.
Part 2. Replace an iPolar with an AccuAlign
polar scope
1. Loosen two screws at the front of the mount and
two others on the top of a SkyGuider Pro main
board cover and remove the black cover.
Replacing a SkyGuider Pro iPolar with AccuAlign
Reticle illumination inlet
Eyepiece
inlet: hole for
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2. Unplug the 6-wire motor driver cable and DC power
cable. Remember how wires wrapped.
3. Remove two mounting screws on the circuit board.
LED
4. Gently pull the circuit board with sockets end up
and slide the circuit board out.
If the board is stuck by the motor, loosen two
Phillips screws hold the motor to gain more space
between the motor and the board.
5. Remove polar scope base plate.
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6. Rotate the RA axis to find TWO set screws which are
used to secure the iPolar in place. Use a 1.5mm hex
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Optical Polar Scope
Wire wrapping