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SkyWatcher:EncodersInstallationThiskitissuitableforSkyWatcherclassic6”-16”andCollapsibleupto16”.
Pleaseunpackallpartsfromtheencoderkit.Makesurethatyourkitcontainsthefollowingparts:.
Pleasenotetheencoderontheleftisforthealtitude.
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Azimuthencoderinstallation
• Theazimuthpivotboltneedstobereplacedwiththesuppliedazimuthpivotbolt.Unscrewtheexistingazimuthpivotboltandremovetherockerbox(putawaytheboltandthenutbutkeeptheplasticbushing):
• Locatethenewazimuthpivotbolt,insertitintotheplasticbushing:
• Inserttheboltwiththebushingintotheholeinthegroundboard:
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• Turnthegroundboardupsidedownwhileholdingtheboltinplace:
• Locateasquarealuminiummountingplate• Screwthemountingplateontotheboltwiththesurfacewithconcentriccircles
finishfacingthegroundboard
• Fixthemountingplatewiththescrewsprovided
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• Unscrewthebolt,turnthegroundaround,inserttheplasticbushingandawhite
plasticwasher
• Carefullyputtherockerboxontopofthegroundboard,inserttheboltwithametalwasherandscrewittightly(butmakesurethattherockerboxcanrotate):
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• Puttherockerboxwiththegroundboardonitssideandfixtheboltwiththenutprovided:
• Positiontherockerboxwiththegroundboardnormallyandinserttheazimuth
encoder’sshaftintotheholeinthepivotbolt:
• Inserttheanchorboltintotheslotontheencoder’sarm,markitsplacewithapencil:
• Removetheencoderandfixtheanchorbolt’sfootwiththescrewprovided:
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• Puttheencoderbackon,tightenthegrubscrew(onthepivotbolttoholdtheencodershaft),installthecabletieandconnecttheencodercable:
AltitudeEncoderInstallation
• Thealtitudeencodercanbeinstalledoneithersideoftherockerbox.Removethecarryhandlefrom(theonewiththeshorterthreadandwithouttheballbearings).Screwtheencodershaftcouplerprovidedinitsplace:
• InserttheAltitudeencoderintothecoupler:
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• Inserttheanchorboltintotheslot,positionitlikeonthephotoandmarkits
placewithapencil:
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• Removetheencoderandfixtheanchorbolt’sfootwithscrewsprovided:
Puttheencoderbackon,tightenthethumbscrew,connecttheencodercable:
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Finished!