Paramount GEM User Guide
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Figure 9: Paramount MYT cross section showing path of cable through the mount.
Routing custom cables through the Paramount MYT and MX is relatively straightforward.
1. Remove the two HA rear cover (Figure 17) mounting screws and the cover.
2. Remove the two cable conduit cover screws (Figure 35) and the cover.
3. Attach a cable tie to the end of the cable to be installed.
4. Insert the pointed end of the cable tie into the hour angle axis cable conduit and continue
threading the cable upward, through the access hole in the declination axis until the cable tie can
be grasped by hand, or by a flexible wire grabber inserted into the cable conduit access hole on
the declination axis housing.
5. Pull the cabling up and into the declination axis.
6. Thread the cable tie through the declination shaft until it exits the top of the declination shaft.
Once the cable tie can be grasped, continue pulling it outward until the cable itself exits the top
of the axis.
7. Thread the cable through the gap between the Versa-Plate and gear. There are two 4-40 threaded
holes on the instrument panel that can be used to create a strain relief for cables ran.
8. Unlike the Paramount ME, there is no need to create an excess cable loop around the declination
shaft. The internal shafts have been designed so that cables have a more direct path to the
Instrument Panel.
Note that this procedure can be performed with a telescope in place.
Packing List
The Paramount is shipped in two separate boxes. The larger box contains the Paramount mount itself;
the smaller box contains the printed user guide, and mount accessories. Please make sure the following
items are included in the Paramount boxes. In the event one or more items are missing, please contact
Software Bisque (page 14) immediately to obtain a replacement.
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