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Andy wrote a review of the system.
It
is here
 This
is a close up of the Alt plate, gearhead and clutch lever. The little lever
acts as a clutch by moving the top plate up and down.
 Another
picture of the same thing, but farther away. The stepper, gearhead and
splined drive knob are attached to the top plate. This is one of the parts
that is included in the kit. They come fully assembled, ready to bolt on.
This is a picture of the Az. axis plate pair and gearhead. Andy has
the stepper off the gearhead in this picture. There is a piece of 2" angle
steel that the plates are attached to. This allows them to be attached
to the rockerbox.
Andy has had to add a little bit of counterweight to the scope. If the
sight of a laptop on a scope scares you, please read some notes about the
use of them in the field on this page.
Looks like a compass and a level have been added for good alignment.
You can see the splined roller and the bearings he added.
Another view of the rockerbox and the roller bearings.
Andy added a small shelf for his power supply and laptop. Laptops are included
in the full price of an Evolution kit. One of these days we will offer
them with a small Palm device and allow users to hide the computer portion.
Until then though, the old laptops will have to be used.
The completed Alt axis plate install. He has had to add in some spring
tensioner to keep the OTA from porpising when it slews. Three springs was
all that was needed. A larger and heavier scope would not need this we
suspect.
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