Meade Instruments LightBridge Truss Tube - Manual (Page 21)

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point
this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Appendix A: Altitude Adjustment Knob
The Altitude Adjustment Knob allows you to add larger eyepieces, cameras or other
accessories to the Meade LightBridge telescope without causing the tube to slip or
drift.
Assembly
Slide the brake over the tension adjustment bolt (Fig. 16). Note the protrusion at the
bottom of the tension plate. The protrusion fits into the indent at the bottom of the
brake.
Thread the tension adjustment bolt into the tension plate on the side panel of the base
assembly (Fig. 17).
Tighten or loosen this knob as needed to prevent the telescope from slipping or drift-
ing when larger eyepieces or other accessories are used with the telescope (Fig. 18).
Fig. 16: The altitude tension adjustment assembly.
Fig. 17: Slide the brake over tension adjustment
bolt and thread the tension adjustment bolt into
the tension plate.
Fig. 18: Tighten the tension
adjustment bolt as necessary.
brake
tension
plate
protrusion
tension
adjustment bolt