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Spherical Magnetic Steering Compass 

 
 
 
 
 

DELTA-PILOT 

 
 

 
 

Installation & Operation Manual

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Cassens & Plath GmbH 

Manufacturers of Nautical Equipment 

Am Lunedeich 131 

D-27572 Bremerhaven, Germany 

Tel. +49 471 4839990 

Fax. +49 471 48399910 

sales@cassens-plath.de 

www.cassens-plath.de 

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Page 1: ...ompass DELTA PILOT Installation Operation Manual Cassens Plath GmbH Manufacturers of Nautical Equipment Am Lunedeich 131 D 27572 Bremerhaven Germany Tel 49 471 4839990 Fax 49 471 48399910 sales cassens plath de www cassens plath de ...

Page 2: ...th 2 pcs of magnetics inside if detctor is mountied or B C turning correctors already mounted if not detector is intended Location of Compass In case DELTA PILOT will be used for steering purposes it should be installed in ahead direction of the helmsman at a distance of not more than 1 5 m to allow easy and convenient reading In case the compass is intended to drive a magnetic detector only it ca...

Page 3: ...pass adjuster for this because a reliable adjustment is necessary for safe navigation Part of the adjustment procedure is the correction of alignment error the A error If this is finished fix the compass by use of the remaining holes Hint If spray water or rain will enter the compass binnacle from above it will flow out at the bottom of the compass again Therfore don t seal the bottom of the binna...

Page 4: ...ation if magnetic materials are the neighbourhood of the compass This is necessary even the compass position is choosen according to the notes mentioned above To avoid interferences caused by variable magnetic fields the distance between compass and field source has to be increased Variable fields cannot be adjusted and it is known no technical way to protect the compass against these fields The s...

Page 5: ...a magnet tube that should be installed below the compass with the magnet tube vertically The magnets are inside the tube For details refer to the instructions included in the delivery of the heeling corrector For detailled questions concerning the procedure of compass adjustment refer for example to HANDBOOK OF COMPASS ADJUSTMENT Pub 226 U S Defense Mapping Agency Compass adjustment has to be chec...

Page 6: ...r this proceed as follows 1 Locate the compass free of any interfering magnetic field Note the heading when the directional systems stops the move 2 Use a weak magnet iron key for example to deflect the card not more than 2 and wait until the movement of the card stops 3 Pull away the deflection iron or magnet and wait until the card stops to move 4 If the card returns to the originally noted head...

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