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Equatorial GoTo Mount Head

Assembly

The motorized equatorial head driving the RA and DEC axes. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Equatorial GoTo Mount Head parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 68 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Equatorial GoTo Mount Head parts diagram: 1 worm-driven axis, 2 GoTo stepper motor, 3 counterweight, 4 counterweight shaft, 5 polar alignment scope, 6 mount head casting. 68 parts in 6 top-level items.
Equatorial GoTo Mount Head parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Worm-Driven Axis 4 parts 2× RA + DEC axes
2 GoTo Stepper Motor 5 parts 2× RA + DEC drive
3 Counterweight 2×
4 Counterweight Shaft 1×
5 Polar Alignment Scope 3 parts 1×
6 Mount Head Casting 1×

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Bill of materials for Equatorial GoTo Mount Head

6 top-level lines · 25 rows shown · 68 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Worm-Driven Axis 4 parts telescope-axis 2× 2 5 assembly
1.1 Worm Gear telescope-worm-gear 1× 2 · part
1.2 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 1× 2 · part
1.3 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 4 · part
1.4 Axis Shaft telescope-axis-shaft 1× 2 · part
2 GoTo Stepper Motor 5 parts telescope-goto-motor 2× 2 25 assembly
2.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 2 3 assembly
2.1.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 2 · part
2.1.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 2 · part
2.1.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 2 · part
2.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 2 19 assembly
2.2.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 2 · part
2.2.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 2 · part
2.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 32 · part
2.2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 2 · part
2.3 Optical Encoder telescope-encoder 1× 2 · part
2.4 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 1× 2 · part
2.5 Motor Housing motor-housing 1× 2 · part
3 Counterweight telescope-counterweight 2× 2 · part
4 Counterweight Shaft telescope-counterweight-shaft 1× 1 · part
5 Polar Alignment Scope 3 parts telescope-polar-scope 1× 1 4 assembly
5.1 Lens Assembly camera-lens 2× 2 · part
5.2 Finder Tube & Bracket telescope-finder-tube 1× 1 · part
5.3 Polar Reticle telescope-reticle 1× 1 · part
6 Mount Head Casting telescope-mount-casting 1× 1 · part

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Where the equatorial GoTo mount head is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Computerized GoTo Telescope

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore)
flex.com ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies
dixoninfo.com ↗ 		Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics
bydelectronic.com ↗ 		Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗ 		Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks