APPLICATION
Remove the APZ counterweight.
The APZ counterweight comes off if you turn it counter-clockwise.
Take care not to drop the counterweight as it could seriously
damage the equipment or lead to injury.
Take off the declination body cover.
Open up the polar scope window on the declination body unit by sliding down the shutter. While pushing down on the hook on the
edge of the declination body, pull out the declination body cover by pinching the hook and window hole with fingers.
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Loosen the two socket head cap screws on the declination
body with the 4mm Allen wrench as shown in the figure.
Remove the declination body assembly including the manual
slow motion control module. Be sure to hold the declination
body securely while loosening the screws.
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How to Change the Modules
Example 1 : Changing the APZ Altazimuth Mount into the AP Equatorial Mount (with manual slow motion controls)
Remove the optical tube, counterweight bar and controller before changing modules. Take out the batteries from the battery compartment
and disconnect the external power supply if it is used.
Install the AP counterweight bar unit and AP polar axis body unit in the APZ mount.
Caution:
The internal joint electrical contact of the declination body is very
delicate. Take care not to touch with fingers or other objects.
Declination body cover
Hook
AZ counterweight
Polar scope window
Declination body
Declination body
Manual slow motion
control module
Declination body cover
Hook
AZ counterweight
Polar scope window
Declination body
Declination body
Manual slow motion
control module
4mm Allen wrench
4mm Allen wrench
Electrical contact
Electrical contact
After removing the declination body
After removing the declination body
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