PlaneWave Instruments Secure fit CCD Spacer 3.8 User manual

Secure Fit CCD Spacer Installation
CCD Adapter (for STL Camera) CCD Spacer
Secure fit CCD Spacer 3.8" and
2.1" (Spacers for CDK12.5 not
shown)
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CCD Adapter
O
p
tical
p
ath=.25"
CCD Spacer
Lengths
=
2
.
1
"
and
STL Camera
with mounting
block
BF=1.5"
AO-L
Optical
path =
1.49"
NOTE:
Back focus from racked in focuser is 5.81"
Focuser travel =1.0"
Diagram for SBIG's STL Camera Mounting with CDK20
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Hedrick
CDK 20
Backplate
pp
Lengths
2
.
1
and
3.8"
STL Camera
without
mounting block
BF=1.23"

STL Camera
with mounting
block
BF=1.5"
Diagram for SBIG's STL Camera Mounting with CDK12.5
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10.455"
CCD Adapter
Optical path=.25"
CCD Spacer
Lengths = 3.5" and
5.25"
2.75"
CDK 12.5
Backplate
Camera with
mounting
block ,
BF=1.5"

Mounting block for
STL camera body
1 - Place STL camera on its
back and expose the STL
mounting block. If the 2"
adapter is attached, remove it.
(See Figure 3).
2 - Take the CCD adapter
shown in Figure 4 and place it
on the camera mounting block
as shown in figure 5. Figure 3
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CCD adapter for
STL camera
Figure 4 Figure 5

Figure 6
3 - Mount the CCD adapter on
the CCD mounting block using
the 4x 6-32 flat head screws,
shown in figure 6. (the picture
shows socket head screws
which we do not use anymore)
4 - Mount the CCD secure fit
spacer on the CCD adapter.
Use the 4x 10-32 socket head
cap screws to secure the
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Figure 7
components together, shown in
figure 7.

5 - Prepare the focuser by
removing four bolts from the
end of the focuser flange as
shown in figure 8.
6 - Mount the CCD spacer and
camera to the focuser flange
using the 4x 1/4-20 socket
head cap screws provided for
the CDK
20
or using the
4
x
10
-
Focuser flange
Remove four
screws from the
focuser flange
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the
CDK
20
or
using
the
4
x
10
24 socket head cap screws
provided for the CDK12.5.
Figure 8