Orion EQ-2M user manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
EQ-1M & EQ-2M
Single-Axis DC Motor Drive Systems
#7826, #7827
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IN 126 Rev. B 02/09

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Welcome to a new world of adventure. The Orion EQ-1M and EQ-2M Single-Axis DC Motor Drive Systems allow convenient hands-free tracking of the night sky for Orion EQ-1 and EQ-2 equatorial mounts. The motor drive systems are also necessary components for doing any long-exposure astropho- tography with the mounts; they provide accurate sidereal tracking with an electronic hand controller for making positional corrections to the right ascension axis of the mount when guiding an astrophoto. Table

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your fingers, try using a pair of pliers around the body of the spring. Motor gear Figure 3. The EQ-1M motor properly installed on the EQ-1 mount. Figure 5. Attaching the EQ-2M motor to the EQ-2 mount. Make sure the motor gear is positioned directly underneath the circular gear. 3. I nstalling the EQ-2M Motor The EQ-2M Motor Drive System is intended for use with tele- 5. Slightly loosen the locking T-bolt and the motor will engage. scopes that utilize the Orion EQ-2 equatorial mount. When th

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(polar axis). Consult the manual that came with your equato- For the EQ-1M, the top buttons move the mount at 8x sidereal rial mount for details on how to polar-align it. rate, while the EQ-2M’s top buttons move the mount at 4x sidereal rate. The top two buttons are most useful for centering For observers in the Northern Hemisphere, the N/S switch on an object within the field of view of an eyepiece. the hand controller should be in the “N” position, and should be in the “S” position for So