Kern E2
electronic theodolite Kern E2
record number: 83
instrument type: electronic theodolite
manufacturer: Kern
serial number: 325600
model: E2
weight: 8.60 kg
dimensions (l/w/h): 19/21/34 cm
year of manufacture: 1986
centering and leveling the instrument: optical plummet
compensator
toric level on the alidade

The legendary electronic second-order theodolite was made in 1986. The instrument has a cutting-edge levelling method with only two tangential foot screws, which ensures a constant height of the instrument's Y-axis. It has a built-in two-axis electronic compensator. The glass supports of the circles have an incremental encoder. When switched on, the instrument always re-defines the zero point of vertical circle by resetting the telescope over the horizon. The four screens display the values of horizontal direction and zenith distance and the tilt of the station axis, and the instrument can also calculate the horizontal distance and height difference if a DM-series distance meter is added.

The instrument was purchased in 1989 and was the first electronic theodolite at the then Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. It was used for precision geodetic net measurements until 2007, most often in combination with the Kern Mekometer ME5000 precision distance meter.

The instrument is in the same condition as when it was originally taken out of service and is still fully functional.

Characteristics
horizontal circle vertical circle
diameter: protected, 70 mm protected, 70 mm
type of division: incremental encoder incremental encoder
limb implementation: glass bracket glass bracket
division: sexagesimal or centesimal sexagesimal or centesimal
unit: / /
Reading
number of reading points: 1 1
reading device: display display
number of units: / /
graduation unit: 1'' 1''
repetition: no, the option to set the direction value to 0 /
Telescope
diameter of objective: 45 mm
magnification: 32 x
type: telescope with internal focusing
cross hairs/reticule: Reichenbach's crosshairs, constant 100