Vixen STARBOOK-S - Manual (Page 10)

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Installing the RA Motor
(1) Take off the vanity cap on the RA body of your mount as shown in the figure.
(2) Remove the screw to fix the plastic RA motor cover by using the Phillips-head screwdriver.
(3) Remove the plastic RA motor cover.
(4)Turn the altitude adjustment screw so that the altitude of the mount goes down to
approximately 10 degrees as shown in the figure. You may need to hold down the mount to do
this if it does not descend as you turn the altitude adjustment screw.
(5) Attach the spur gear to the RA shaft facing the flat side of the spur gear outward. Orient the
spur gear so that the setscrew is over the flat portion of the RA shaft as shown in figure 5-1. Put
the spur gear into the dead end of the shaft (5-2) and tighten the setscrew by using the supplied
1.5mm Allen wrench (5-3).
The RA shaft is projected on both sides of the RA worm bracket. Attach the super gear to the
shorter projected side with a nut.
(6) Attach the RA motor so that its dovetail attachment base fits the counterpart on the RA body
as shown in the figure. Engage the gears so that the two are flush. At the same time, fix the RA
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