instruction Manual Orion VersaGo Altazimuth Mount ® ™ #5682 Figure 1. The VersaGo Altazimuth Mount. Customer Support (800)‑676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831)‑763-7000 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076 IN 303 Rev.
Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion product. Your VersaGo Altazimuth Mount is a sturdy, yet highly portable observing platform for small telescopes. The simple design makes setting up and using the mount very easy. Teflon bearing surfaces for both axes of motion insure smooth telescope pointing, even when making very small, precise positional adjustments.
Slot Groove Upper base Arm Figure 3. Connect the arm to the upper base with the two socket head cap screws. The groove in the upper base should align with the slot in the arm. 4. Place a small Teflon ring onto one of the knob shafts. Then, place four of the disc springs onto the knob shaft. The disc springs should be stacked with their curved surfaces facing away from each other. Place another small Teflon ring on top of the disc springs. The knob should now appear as shown in Figure 6.
6. Place the other large Teflon bearing ring onto the lower base as shown in Figure 8. Large Teflon bearing ring 9. Stand the tripod upright and spread the legs apart. Tighten the leg lock knobs at the base of the tripod legs. For now, keep the legs at their shortest (fully retracted) length; you can extend them to a more desirable length later, after the mount is completely assembled. 10. Spread the tripod legs apart as far as they will go, until the accessory tray bracket is taut.
Handle 3. Connecting a Telescope The VersaGo mount was designed to be used with telescopes of apertures 6" or less; telescopes larger than this will not be able to point at the horizon (horizontal) or zentith (vertical). Also, for best results, the telescope optical tube assembly should not weight more than approximately 15 lbs; otherwise, it may not provide adequate stability. Dovetail holder Thumb screws (2) Figure 12. The thumb screws and handle thread into the dovetail holder. 11.
ly, and moving the dovetail bar slightly forward or back in the dovetail holder. If you are using tube rings, you can move the telescope tube forward or back in the tube rings. When the telescope doesn’t move up-and-down by itself when the arm’s tensioning knob is not very tight, you have achieved good balance (Figure 15a-c). 4. Using the VersaGo Mount a. The VersaGo mounts allows motion of the telescope in two axes: altitude (up-and-down) and azimuth (left-to-right).
When pointing a longer telescope tube, like a long focal length refractor, at zenith, extending the tripod legs will help better position the eyepiece. For heavier telescopes, we recommend extending the tripod legs in order to give the mount a wider stance; this will prevent the mount from becoming “tippy”.
One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion VersGo™ Altazimuth Mount is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defective, provided it is returned postage paid to: Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076.
