Upper Cage & Truss Tubes
 
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Cage   Cage weights
Four vane offset spider made from 22 gauge 1 1/4" strapping material, JMI-DX2 2" focuser mounted on removable focuser board panel - three 12VDC power points, clutch control switch, Sky Tracker hand controller and attachment point for camera remote.  Astro Systems 3 1/2" diagonal mirror, pod and heater   Removable weights to compensate for
various eyepieces, cameras and
other accessories
 
  Cage tubes
 

Four truss tube assemblies made from .049 wall T6 aluminum; All tubes are anodized and open ended at bottom.  One of the assemblies houses  12 VDC power feed, Clutch Control cable and Sky Tracker controller wiring.

 
     
 
Cage tubes centers   Cage tube mounts
Truss tube assembly with cabling
and connectors to focuser board
  All hardware is captured. 
Upper mounting hardware machined
from 1/4" thick T6 Aluminum
 
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