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Simrad AP16 Autopilot
mounting location. As the heading is displayed on the AP16
Control Unit, the heading sensor can be mounted at a remote
location.
The RFC35 compass can be mounted on deck or bulkhead,
athwartship or alongship. The heading offset feature in the AP16
will compensate for the mechanical offsets that may be a result
of the selected location and orientation of the RFC35.
If the RFC35 is deck or bulkhead mounted athwartship with the
cable gland pointing aft, little if any offset correction is required.
With the cable gland pointing forward a 180° correction is
required.
When mounting RFC35 on a bulkhead alongship, a +90° or –90°
correction is needed dependent on whether it is port or starboard
bulkhead.
Note !
Offset correction is performed after the calibration (see
paragraph 4.7).
Find a location that provides a solid mounting place free from
vibration, and as close to the vessel's centre of roll and pitch as
possible, i.e. close to the water line. It should be as far as
possible from disturbing magnetic influences such as the engines
(min. 2 meters), engine ignition cables, other large metal objects
and particularly the drive unit. On steel hull boats it should be
mounted 0,75-1 m above the wheel house on a non magnetic
stand.
Use the supplied mounting kit and drill the holes through the
centre of the slots in the sensor or the mounting brackets.
Note !
The compass face plate on the RFC35 is the TOP. Never mount
it upside down! Level the sensor as close to horizontal as
possible.
Connect the RFC35 to the autopilot computer as per Figure 3-13.
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