22-08-2022, 06:04 PM
Here is a photo of my latest acquisition an Azimuth gyro.
I intend to incorporate it into this compass and display setup:
The gyro mounting frame was quite bent when I received it but everything seems to be working ok. I haven't needed to strip it down. it is supposed to be filled with hydrogen, maybe still has some in it from 1968...
The big power unit is only single phase and it can just drive the motor through a phase shift network but the motor startup current together with the other devices is too much and the fuse blows.
I can use the three phase supply but need it to synchronise with the other instruments.
D
I intend to incorporate it into this compass and display setup:
The gyro mounting frame was quite bent when I received it but everything seems to be working ok. I haven't needed to strip it down. it is supposed to be filled with hydrogen, maybe still has some in it from 1968...
The big power unit is only single phase and it can just drive the motor through a phase shift network but the motor startup current together with the other devices is too much and the fuse blows.
I can use the three phase supply but need it to synchronise with the other instruments.
D
