3.
LineAR initial Setup
The LineAR can work at latitudes range from 10° to 70°. For compactness purposes, the
supplied is mount
preset
at about 40° and therefore the first operation to perform is the
regulation of the latitude to the value related to the site in which the mount will be used.
The same operations will be carried out in the case the mount is transferred in a site with a
different value of latitude.
It is strongly recommended that the LineAR mount is used with the Avalon Instruments T-pod
tripode which has been designed to guarantee maximum performance. If a different kind of
tripode is used, it must have dimensions and characteristics compatible with the mount weight
and with the astronomical load to be installed. Section 3.2 describes the mount installation on T-
Pod tripod. Finally, the installation of suitable optical tube will be described in section 3.3.
3.1
Latitude Range Adjustment
This section describes in detail the procedures to set the correct range of latitudes depending of
the site where the mount will be used. The latitude range setting must be performed before
installing the mount on the tripod.
As mentioned, the LineAR is designed to work at latitudes between 10° and 70°. To obtain such
a wide range of latitudes, the mount is provided with a gusset with three positions enabling
different ranges of latitude.
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Position 1 between 10° and 31°,
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Position 2 between 32° and 55°
•
Position 3 between 56° and 70°.
On delivery, the gusset plug is set for the Central Europe and North-Central United States
latitudes.
Should it be necessary to change the latitude beyond these limits - for example, to use the mount
in Northern Europe or in the Tropics, it is necessary to perform the repositioning of the metallic
gusset placed under the mount.
This adjustment requires a 5 mm Allen wrench and the M8 hex head screws supplied as
standard.
The operations required to adjust the range of useful latitudes are as follows:
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