Paramount GT-1100 Robotic Telescope Mount

page 22 Paramount User’s Guide
In this configuration, the Versa-Plate is rotated 180 degrees from the typical configuration
pictured above.
Once the Versa-Plate configuration is determined, the plate can be attached to the top of the
Paramount ME. There are two cables protruding from the top of the ME declination gear
that must be directed through the Versa-Plate cable channel. There is one tricky part of this
operation. Make sure that you have just enough cable protruding out of the top of the
declination gear to reach the instrument panel. Extra cable makes instrument panel box
assembly difficult. Too little cable and the cables cannot be plugged into the instrument
panel.
The Versa-Plate is attached using eight ¼-20 socket head cap screws (included).
Figure 10 – Channel Covers (unanodized for illustration purposes)
The channel covers are shown in Figure 10. There are three channel separate covers to
accommodate the three Versa-Plate mounting configurations. The “typical configuration”
uses the large cover and only one of the two rectangular covers. The “Schmidt-Cassegrain”
configuration uses only the large cover. The “Newtonian configuration” is shown above, and
all three channel covers are used.
Plugging In Versa-Plate Instrument Panel
After the cables are passed through the Versa-Plate cable channel, they must be plugged into
the Instrument Panel. Inspect the two cables to identify the alignment notches (see Figure
11). Do not plug these cable in backwards!