Balance the DEC Axis, This Procedure | Meade MAX-ACF guide

Perpendicular to home position

When the display readout is close to "1" (perhaps .99 or 1.01) and remains close to 1 while it is moving, it is

36balanced. Press MODE. This stops the Balance procedure.

Next move the telescope so that it is 90° perpendicular to the Home Position. Select Balance RA once again and press ENTER.

Repeat the same procedure in the perpendicular posi- tion. Once again, move the weights to get the balance readouts to get close to 1.

BALANCE THE DEC AXIS

DANGER!!! YOU WILL NEED 4 PEOPLE TO PERFORM

		37 THIS PROCEDURE.
		Next move the tele-
		scope so that it is 90° perpendicular to the Home

		Position (Photo 36).
		Select "Balance Dec" and press ENTER. The Dec axis
		will move back and forth, like the RA axis did. Check
		38and see how close the Dec axis is from balance.
		A Press MODE. Move the telescope to the home position.
		Position 4 people to hold onto the tube securely and
		loosen the Dec lock knobs. See Photo 37.
Home or 90° position		Move the OTA forward or backward within the female
		dovetail track and tighten the lock knobs. Move the tele-

		scope back to the position that is 90° perpendicular to
		the Home Position, as shown in Photo. 36. Select
		38"Balance Dec" and press ENTER. Check and see how
		close the Dec axis is from "1" in the Dec Balance menu.
		B Move the OTA back to the Home position. Move the OTA
		forward or backward again. Continue this procedure,
		moving back and forth between both the home (Photo.
		38A) and the perpendicular position (Photo 36), and
		adjust the OTA until the telescope is balanced in this
		axis. Make sure you tighten the lock knobs after each

		adjustment of the OTA.
		When the axis is finally balanced, press ENTER.
		38Tighten the lock knobs and turn the Dec Balance hard

	C stop bolt so that it butts up against the OTA plate—it
	remembers your Dec Balance point. You should not
	have to balance the telescope again unless you change
	Dec Balance Hard Stop bolt
24	the amount of weight attached to the scope.
24	Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the

Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual Balance the DEC Axis, This Procedure

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MEADE.COM Page Contents Telescope Features Components of MAX Pedestal Wedge Assembly Pedestal Assembly RA Assembly Right Ascension Housing Assembly DEC Assembly Declination Housing Assembly COUNTER- Weights CounterweightsTripod MAX Tripod Optical Tube Assembly MaleTHE OTA RA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel Control Panels and Ports Autostar II Features Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a ButtonLibrary # of Objects Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Tripod Assembly Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude Position Latitude Adjustment If you need to set for low range or high range RA Assembly Assembly Requires TWO People to Lift DEC Saddle Assembly Attach Counterweight Assembly 21 B Attach LOW Latitude Counterweights Attach Optical Tube to the DEC Saddle When end Electrical Connections Align the Viewfinder with the OTA To Balance the RA Assembly Home Position and Balancing the OTA This Procedure Balance the DEC Axis Mounting and Focusing the Viewfinder for the First Time Getting StartedAlign the Viewfinder Focusing the Telescope To select a previously defined focus preset To sync on a focus presetSlew Speeds To exit the focus operation at any time Aligning for the First Time To prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment How to Drift Align Max Northern Hemisphere CollimationTest your Collimation Follow these steps for collimation of the optical system OTA align bolt. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Calibrate Home Parking the Scope Basic Autostar Autostar II Navigation ExerciseTo Calculate Sunset time Example of Locating a menu Navigating Autostar Autostar IIs Menus Object Menu To slew the telescope to catalog objects Event Menu Glossary MenuUtilities Menu Enter Setup Menu Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, above Hot Button Menus Adding Observing Sites To Add a Site to the user-defined site listTo Edit a Site Creating User Objects To GO to a user-entered object Observing Satellites Identify Browse Displayed information Example Alternate Polar Alignments Initialize AutostarTwo-Star Polar Alignment Easy Polar Alignment Periodic Error Correction Update Menu OptionTrain Menu Option Erase Menu Option Optional Accessories Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces Rear cells of Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain models Deep Sky Imager Maintenance Telescope Specifications Advanced Autostar II System Specifications Autostar II Handbox SpecificationsMeade Consumer Solutions Appendix a Latitude Chart Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the WorldCity State/Prov./Country Latitude City Country Latitude To observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon option Appendix B the Moon Introduction OperationTraining Update Permanently Mounted ScopesOther Menus Options Save As and Load Off Appendix D How to Read the Latitude Scale Page Meade Limited Warranty