Meade LightBridge Truss Tube 10, Instruction Manual

Looking at or near the 

Sun

will cause 

irreversable

damage to your eye. Do not point

this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

6

ASSEMBLE THE TUBE

STEP 6:

Move the circular panels. They should move easily

about, without any stiffness. If not, tighten or loosen them using a

screwdriver while holding the attachment nut in place (with your

fingers or a wrench) on the other end of the bolt. 

STEP 7:

Turn the base so that it is now resting on the feet. 

Place the rear OTA (8) into the base. Make sure that the altitude

bearings fit snugly into the openings on the side panels of the

base. Make sure that the seam of the tube is pointing at the

front panel.
Lift to remove the dust cover from the mirror. 
Note: You can thread the  Altitude Adjustment Knob into the 

protrusion just below the Altitude Bearing (7). Use the Altitude

Adjustment Knob when you add larger eyepieces, cameras or

other accessories to the Meade LightBridge telescope without

causing the tube to slip or drift. To learn how to install the Alti-

tude Adjustment Knob, see page 21. 

STEP 8:

Loosen the three bottom truss knobs (6).

Place each truss (5) into a set of slots.

Tighten the truss knobs after all three trusses are in place.

STEP 9:

After all 3 trusses are in place, loosen the knob (4) on

top of each truss.

Place the secondary mirror tube (3) into the slots at the top of

each truss.... 

STEP 10:

...

and tighten the truss knobs.

Make sure that the seam on the tube is also pointing towards

the front panel (see step 7).

slots

slots

seam

truss

truss

knobs

front

panel

dust

cover