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P r i m a L u c e L a b i S r l
S p i d e r 2 3 0 u s e r m a n u a l
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Installation: mount
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With the pier installed, we can now proceed with the installation and preparation of the mount head (13). Unscrew
the 4 screws, sideways, blocking the red flange on the pier and put it under the mount (remember to loosen the
azimuth adjustment screws to allow the mount itself for a perfect flange join). Then take the M12x55 with the ball
bearing locking screw (23): insert the ball bearing in the screw and then tighten it under the plate. Caution: do not
overtighten (eg with a wrench) this screw otherwise the mount will fail to move left or right with the provided
micrometric azimuth movement when you need to perform a precision polar alignment.
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Azimuth regulation
screws
Flange
M12 screw with ball
bearing
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Then enter the mount head (13) with the installed flange on the pier and secure it with the 4 locking screws pre-
viously loosened. Loosen the locking screw of counterweights bar and pull down the counterweight shaft itself.
Now you can open the clutches of the two mount movements (Right Ascension and Declination) so being able to
rotate freely. Right Ascension (RA) axis is the one used by the mount for tracking objects in the sky while the Decli-
nation (DEC) is operated for the move. Each axis has a clutch that stops the mount movement and the mount mo-
tors work only when the clutches are closed.
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