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N5 Guts                           

I don't know who took these pictures but they are posted in the Nexstar 5 eGroup Files area as "inside_n5_pics.zip".  They are terrific and I thank the source.

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Base 3 - what the scope chassis looks like when you strip off the covers and mother board.

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Base 2 - Shows area under motherboard.

 

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Base 1 - show az gear and bearings atop which N5 rides.

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Motherboard 1 - The whole motherboard.

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Motherboard 2 - Shows the main EPROM chips (e.g. this is a 2.x.y.z version scope).

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Motherboard 3 - Shows the revision of the motherboard itself. 

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Motherboard 4 - shows the version 12 Azm and Alt microcontrollers (e.g. its a 2.12.12.z scope).

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Motherboard 5 - I think the focus here is on the square microprocessor in the lower center-left.

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Motherboard 6 - I believe the focus here is on these chips which are adjacent to the Alt and Azm chips.

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Motherboard 7 - A real closeup of the microprocessor.

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Motherboard 8 - Another view of the EPROMs and microprocessor.

 

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Hand Controller 2 - The inside of the hand controller showing the microcontroller.

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Hand Controller 1 - A view of the version 6 microcontroller in the hand controller (e.g. it is a 2.12.12.6 scope).

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Hand Controller 3 - Detail showing where the wires from the base connect in.

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Hand Controller 4 - backside of the circuit board showing where the wires from the base connect in.

 

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February 16, 2002

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