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- Page 1 110 manuals_110 manuals 6/27/2010 8:16 PM Page 1 TEC APO110 FL TEC APO110 FL E LIPSE OWNER’S MANUAL 2010...
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Page 2: Safety Warnings
Web site www.telescopengineering.com User’s group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tec-scopes Address Telescope Engineering Company • 15730 West 6th Ave. Golden CO, 80401. USA TEC APO 110 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Clear aperture 4.33” / 110 mm Focal length 616 mm Focal ratio Image scale 5.6 arc min Resolution (theor.) - Page 3 $750 OVERVIEW Front view - rear view The APO110 Fluorite is TEC’s smallest model, it was designed with customer input in mind and many aspects of it’s design were discussed on tec-scopes yaoo group since April 2009: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/tec-scopes As a result we have designed a very compact, relatively fast F/5.6 telescope that could be used for both visual observations and wide field imaging.
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Page 4: Getting To Know Your Telescope
5 - Clamshell ring with handle (see separate description) 6 - Focuser (see separate description) 7 - Plug. It is a small part to keep the focuser end closed when not in use. It also has TEC logo. CLAMSHELL RING Clamshell contains upper and lower semi-round parts, handle (5.1), latch (5.3), hinge (5.4) - Page 5 The planetary mechanism ratio is 1:10 and one turn of the fine focusing knob moves focuser tube 1.8mm. - The TEC focuser is "dry" - no oiling is required on the focuser draw tube - this will keep focuser draw tube free from dirt.
- Page 6 WARNING: Do not ever try to disassemble the focuser for any reason, it can not be done without proper tools and without knowing its internal structure. Attempt to disassemble focuser may end with focuser parts damage and loosing warrantee. Contact TEC if you have any issues or question about the focuser.