Installing The Rfu (Rudder Feedback Unit) - NorthStar NS3300 AutoPilot Installation Manual

3-5 Installing the RFU (rudder feedback unit)

Physical
Mounting requirements
Reference Manual
90 mm
(3.5")
220 mm
(8.7")
Linkage to
rudder
These two
distances to
be equal.
Adjust position of rod on
arm if required.
Base to be adjacent
to rudder shaft so that
this angle is 90°
Cut connecting
rod if required.
Note
The unit is completely waterproof but should not be immersed.
Mount the unit on a panel which does not vibrate.
Follow the location guide (see section 3-2-1).
Rudder
Base
shaft LT8 connector
10 m (33 ft) cable
Arm rotates freely around base.
Arm
End of connecting rod snaps into one of the
holes on the arm.
Connecting rod, with
quick release fittings and
lock nuts each end
These two
distances to
be equal.
Rudder shaft to be par-
allel to shaft in base.
Rudder linkage and
arm to move in the
same plane
Thread = M5
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