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QUESTAR 3-½ MOTORIZED DECLINATION DRIVE
The development of the 9 volt Powerguide systems was accompanied by the introduction of an optional Motorized Declination Assembly for the Questar 3-½ Fork. This accessory includes a Declination Hand Control wheel that replaces the original, and the Motor and Support Frame that is attached onto the Fork Tine meshing with the new Declination Hand Control wheel. The Motorized Declination Assembly compatible with the 3-½ fork mount Powerguide II is P/N 19526. The manual gearing knobs provided on all Questar Forks are useful for making adjustments of the telescope up or down (Declination) and left or right to center the telescope onto one target or another. But for astrophotographic applications and in some other instances it it necessary to make very fine adjustments - so fine as to be visually imperceptible unless one is looking through the telescope. Any touching of the manual controls may introduce unwanted vibrations, and may not be as precise a motion as is needed. And so the the Powerguide II when equipped with the optional Motorized Declination Vernier Drive provides the capability to make those fine adjustments. All functions of the Powerguide II and those of the optional Motorized Declination Drive Vernier Drive are controlled from the Hand Control and so this completely eliminates any possibility of introducing unwanted vibrations while using the telescope.
Right: Motorized Declination Drive installed on the Questar Duplex Fork Mount with the now obsolete Powerguide controller, on a Questar Tristand (151,558 bytes). The Motorized Declination Vernier Drive is constructed of durable anodized aluminum with brass and stainless steel components. Note: this Motorized Declination Vernier Drive is expressly designed for use only with the Questar 3-½ Powerguide II system, and not with the original Powerguide. Any attempt to use with any other drive controller is likely to result in damage to the motor and possibly to the controller as well. The Motorized Declination Vernier Drive consists of several components:
Installation: To install the Motorized Declination Vernier Drive:
Company Seven recommends this as a fine positioning aid, it is not designed as a slewing motor to drive the telescope across large areas of the sky.
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Motorized Declination Drive Specifications*
* Specifications are subject to change. We invite you to visit our showroom near Washington, D.C. to see a Questar first hand. Or contact us by E-mail to info@company7.com, or by telephone at 301-953-2000. The showroom is open Monday to Friday 11 am to 6 pm, Saturday 11 am to 5 pm. We are closed on Sundays, on U.S. Holidays, and from 25 December through 1 January inclusive. |
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