Operation
REFLECTA/5
Page B3
Mounting & Operations Manual
While taking bearings make sure that the compass is horizontally levelled!
Maintenance: The turning joints of both sight-vanes and of the black mirror as well as the centre hole should be
oiled from time to time. Clean and tighten the wire of the wire sight-vane. The azimuth device should be easy to
rotate on the centre pivot and should not clatter when turned.
Shadow Pin (optional only)
Only in combination with bearing compasses. As standard REFLECTA/4 includes a steering compass without a
graduated scale on top. A shadow pin is stowed in the wooden box of the azimuth device (as extra only). This
can be inserted into the drilling of the centre pivot. Now the sun´s shade can easily be recognized on the white
compass card. The shadow direction makes it possible to calculate the compass deviation and to adjust the
compass.
Shadow pin
Centre pivot
Removing the Compass out of the Binnacle
Remove the hood and the compass and its suspensions fore and aft will be visible. These are covered by safety
plates to fix the compass in its position. Loosen the screws of the safety plates and remove the compass. If a
detector is fitted watch the cables! Unfit the detector cables either by removing the connector or by unscrewing
the wires in a junction box. Dont remove the detector itself from the compass, because this destroys the
alignment!
When reinstalling the compass make sure that the detector cable does not obscure the reflection channel.
Furthermore the cable should not be in direct neighbourhood to the illumination bulbs because the heat may
destroy the insulation. In addition the cables should not limit the compass movement.
The compass is marked by an ahead label. The zero marking of the divided verge ring shows to aft.
Ahead marking of compass
Unscrew safety plate to remove the
compass
Spare Compass
Store spare compass upside down to reduce friction of the pivot.
Maintenance of Compass and Compass Binnacle
Refer to chapter “Maintenance, Errors, Repair“
Alterations / Errors reserved
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