SPECIFICATION: R.A. /
DEC. AXIS
All machined aluminum and stainless
steel, black anodized.
All stainless steel hardware.
One 2.100' diameter needle thrust
bearing.
One 2.000' diameter needle thrust
bearing.
Two 1.500' diameter needle bearings.
2.812' diameter, 7075 aluminum
worm gear, 180 tooth.
Dual supported, ball bearing
housed stainless steel worm-heat treated and ground.
Variable slip clutch, both axes.
One knob design.
1.250' diameter aluminum shafts.
Fully locking, unique tangent
arm design altitude adjustment, 0-64 degrees, large knob for easy alignment.
Laser engraved latitude scale
in 2 degree increments.
Single knob azimuth control,
bi-directional +/- 8.5 degrees.
3.500' diameter laser engraved
setting circles 6 minute R.A. / 2 degrees DEC. R.A. circle engraved for
Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
Porter slip ring design.
160 oz/in stepper motor, 1.0
arc sec. step.
Spit Dovetail saddle-plate design.
Accepts 'D' series dovetail plates. Dovetail plate drops in and locks allowing
for interchaning of any tube assembly, reducing the need for DEC weights.
Removable stainless steel weight
shaft w/safety knob.
7 lb counterweight.
11 lb and 21 lb. extra counterweights
available.
Through the axis polar scope,
works in Northern and Southern hemisphere. Polar scope optional.
Instrument weight capacity 30
lbs.
Equatorial head weight 21 lbs.
TRIPOD:
All machined aluminum, black
anodized.
Tripod height, adjustable from
27' - 43'
Fold-up tripod design for easy
transporting.
Tripod weight 15 lbs.
DUAL-AXIS ELECTRONICS:
Diamond push button pattern.
R.A. and DEC. reversing switches.
Three guiding rates; 30%, 50%
and 2x sidereal rate.
Three setting rates; 4x, 8x,
16x sidereal rate and super fast 32x HST (high speed transfer).
Quartz tracking rates: sidereal,
solar, lunar, king.
Periodic Error Correction (PEC).
Programmable DEC. Backlash Compensation
(TVC).
Control panel dimmer.
Accepts auto-guider systems.
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
operation.
12 volt DC - 500ma power use.
Tiltable control panel for easy
access.
Small hand control box for comfortable
use.
All heights are
to top of tripod. Add 9' @ 34 degrees to center of Dec.-R.A. junction.
Add 6' from Dec.-R.A. junction to top of saddle.
If you are interested in this product, we require a 50% downpayment and delivery is schedule to 8 to 10 weeks.
