FUNCTIONING OF EQUIPMENT SYSTEM

TM 55-6605-263-14&P

true heading of the compass and vessel, is sent to the Angle Position Indicator with a readout on the display panel in

degrees and minutes. Adjustment of the drift bias adjustment potentiometer should be 6 Vdc initially. Once the drift rate

of the Gyro has been corrected and stabilized within tolerance, the RMHS Reference Gyro Set functions as a latitude

corrected free running Gyro providing accurate heading information during the adjustment/compensation of a watercraft

compass while performing a compass swing.

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