Tilt Assembly

Drawing: RCT001/9
Drawing: SCH-4030-1
Manual: MM18-20
There are Dec_NEG, DEC_POS,HA_NEG,HA_POS,DEC_VER etc.
Don't know what this does.
There are a variety of mercury switches too.
Four normal limits
Four Failsafe limits, the +/- of the axes are tied together to save wire
Two home near the zenith

Software

rtel interlocks command

Photos

Here is a picture of the previous method to rescue the telescope from a tilt limit strike. Note: now you must open the door on the back side of the drive and turn the motor by hand.


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