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    IN 126 Rev . B 02/09 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support (800 ) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 89 Hangar W ay , Watsonville, CA 95076 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion EQ-1M & EQ-2M Single-Axis DC Motor Drive Systems # 7 826, # 7 827[...]

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    2 2 W elcome to a new world of adventure . The Orion EQ-1M and EQ-2M Sing le-Axis DC Motor Driv e Syste ms allo w con v enient hands-f ree trac king of the night sky for Orion EQ-1 and EQ-2 equatorial mounts. The motor driv e systems are also necessary components f or doing any long-exposure astropho - tograph y with the mounts; they provide accura[...]

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    3 3 3. I n s t a l l i n g t h e E Q - 2 M Motor The EQ-2M Motor Drive System is intended for use with tele- scopes that utilize the Orion EQ-2 equator ial mount. 1. Many of the par ts used f or the EQ-2M Motor Driv e System are preinstalled on your EQ-2 mount. The circular gear on the right end of the R.A. worm gear shaft, the odd-shaped clutch me[...]

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    4 (polar axis). Consult the manual that came with your equato- rial mount for details on how to polar-align it. F or ob serv ers in th e Northern Hem isp here , th e N/ S sw itc h on th e han d co ntr olle r sh ould be i n th e “N” p osit ion , an d sho uld be in the “S” posi tio n f or Sou thern Hemi sph ere obs erve rs . Ma ke su re th e [...]