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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!