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FIELD TWO-PEG TEST

EXERCISE 10:

OBJECTIVES a. To determine if the line of sight of the telescope of an instrument is parallel to

the axis of the bubble tube.

b. To learn how to adjust the line of sight.

INSTRUMENTS Dumpy level or Engineer’s Transit

& ACCESORIES
Pegs

Range Poles

PROCEDURE 1. Testing the line of sight

a) By pacing establish two points on the ground about 60 to 90 meters apart. Call
these points A and B.

b) Set up and level the instrument close to A such that the eyepiece is 30cm or less
in front of the rod held on A.

c) Take a rod reading on A by sighting through the objective end (wrong-end-to) of

the telescope. Record this reading as a. Since only a small portion of the rod is
visible, it will be convenient to set a pencil point on the rod at the center of the
small field of view and to read directly from the rod the sighted graduation.

d) Move the rod to B, then turn the telescope toward B and take a rod reading on
it with the instrument still set up near A. Record this reading as b.

e) Transfer, set up and level the instrument near B such that the eyepiece s again
30cm or less in front of the rod held on the peg at B.

f) Take a rod reading on B by sighting through the objectve end of the telescope.
Record this reading as c.

g) Move the rod back to A and take a rod reading on it with the instrument still set
up near B. Record this as d.

2. Adjusting the line of sight

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a) If the instrument is in proper adjustment, the difference in readings c and d will

equal the difference between a and b, otherwise it is out f adjustment.

b) For an instrument which is out of adjustment, the true difference in elevation is

computed and the cross hair ring is moved vertically up or down to give a reading
on the distant rod (d’) equal to the reading on the near point © plus the true
difference in elevation (TDE) of the points.

c) The cross hair ring is brought tot eh calculated reading (d’) by loosening the upper
capstan screw and tightening the lower capstan screw, or vice versa.

OBSERVATION Rdg DE TDE

SHEET
a

d’= _______________

e = _______________

COMPUTATIO DEa  a  b
N
DEb  d  c

DEa  DEb (a  b)  (d  c)
TDE  
2 2
d '  c  TDE
e  d  d'

QUESTIONS
AND
PROBLEMS

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