Sperry Marine Hamburg Service Bulletin No.

127
07 December 2009
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To: All Sperry Marine Offices and all authorized Service Stations

Subject: Conversion of existing mercury gyro systems to mercury-free

gyro systems

Description: Changed legislation within Europe, effective 31.03.2011, does

not allow us to export mercury anymore. The action described
below is planned for the conversion of the older mercury gyros to
mercury-free gyros.

Required Action: With immediate effect, we will no longer supply any mercury
gyrospheres ( 074571 / 074572 ). The only exception will be for
systems with the Mod 7 and Mod 7/2 container.
Any needed gyrosphere replacement based on a Mod 10
container should be a conversion to a mercury-free gyrosphere
and the Mod 10/3 container.
From Monday 7.12.2009, we will have four different HGFree-kits
available for dispatch to our distribution centres.

HGFreekit 1, for recent standard systems, contains:

- gyrosphere /3, 074829-0000-005
- container Mod 10/3, 022561-0000-000
- 1l of supporting fluid, 049050-0000-000
- gyrosphere recycling kit, 022734-0000-000

HGFreekit 2, for older standard systems, contains:

- gyrosphere /3, 074829-0000-005
- container Mod 10/3, 022561-0000-000
- 1l of supporting fluid, 049050-0000-000
- gyrosphere recycling kit, 022734-0000-000
- adapter kit, 022633-0000-000 (for the older base plates)

HGFreekit 3, for recent HSC systems, contains:

- gyrosphere /3 HSC, 074831-0000-005
- container Mod 10/3, 022561-0000-000
- 1l of supporting fluid, 049050-0000-000
- gyrosphere recycling kit, 022734-0000-000

HGFreekit 4, for older HSC systems, contains:

- gyrosphere /3 HSC, 074831-0000-005
- container Mod 10/3, 022561-0000-000
- 1l of supporting fluid, 049050-0000-000
- gyrosphere recycling kit, 022734-0000-000
- adapter kit, 022633-0000-000 (for the older base plates)

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V.

Woltmanstrasse 19, D – 20097 Hamburg, Germany
Service: Tel.: +49 40 299 00 295; Fax +49 40 299 00 146; Email service.de@sperry.ngc.com
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07 December 2009
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All Sperry Offices and Service authorized Service Partners

should have those kits in stock.

___________________________________
K. Neugebauer
Product Support
Sperry Marine Hamburg

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V.

Woltmanstrasse 19, D – 20097 Hamburg, Germany
Service: Tel.: +49 40 299 00 295; Fax +49 40 299 00 146; Email service.de@sperry.ngc.com
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Product Group: Navigation Products MIB No. 078 REV A

For further information: Uwe Oldekop 8 December 2006
Tel: +49 (0)40 299 00-230

Marketing Information Bulletin

This issue of Marketing Information Bulletin No. 078

replaces the previous issue dated September 2006

The new Gyrosphere and Container with Optical Pickoff

As part of the commitment to the continuous enhancement of its products,

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine is pleased to announce the introduction of the new
gyrosphere and container with optical pickoff, which will replace the present
gyrosphere and container in the NAVIGAT X MK 1 and NAVIGAT X MK 2 gyrocompass
systems.
Main Features

 An optical pickoff replaces the electrolytic resistance sensing to determine

gyrosphere orientation.
 Power is now supplied to the gyrosphere through an electrolytically conductive
supporting fluid at the top and bottom contacts.

The new gyrosphere and container assembly with optical pickoff

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The information contained in this document is proprietary to Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V.
It is not be relied on as definitive for a particular application.
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Product Group: Navigation Products MIB No. 078 REV A

For further information: Uwe Oldekop 8 December 2006
Tel: +49 (0)40 299 00-230

New Systems

Availability:

Starting in August 2006, Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine will phase out the sale of the
former NAVIGAT X MK 1 and NAVIGAT X MK 2 system configurations and replace them
with the following new configurations:

 NAVIGAT X MK 1 Digital Gyrocompass System, comprising

- Master compass NAVIGAT X MK 1, PN. 074807-0000-000
- Gyrosphere Container Mod. 10/3, PN. 022561-0000-000
- Gyrosphere Type 3 PN. 074829-0000-000
- Installation Kit, PN. 022638-0000-000

 NAVIGAT X MK 1 Digital Gyrocompass System, HSC version, comprising

- Master compass NAVIGAT X MK 1, PN. 74811
- Gyrosphere Container Mod. 10/3, PN. 022561-0000-000
- Special Gyrosphere Type 3 PN. 074831-0000-000
- Installation Kit, PN. 022638-0000-000

 NAVIGAT X MK 2 Digital Gyrocompass System, comprising

- Master compass NAVIGAT X MK 2, PN. 074799-0000-000
- Gyrosphere Container Mod. 10/3, PN. 022561-0000-000
- Gyrosphere Type 3 PN. 074829-0000-000
- Installation Kit, PN. 022638-0000-000

Please inform customers accordingly with regard to future quotes, orders and deliveries.
Use the above part numbers for quotes and orders from August 2006.

Pricing:

For the prices of the above systems, please refer to our current price list.

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Product Group: Navigation Products MIB No. 078 REV A

For further information: Uwe Oldekop 8 December 2006
Tel: +49 (0)40 299 00-230

Replacement of existing gyrospheres and containers

Availability:

If desired by the customer or required by national regulations, the new gyrosphere and
container will also be available from August 2006 for service exchanges of the
gyrosphere and container in existing systems.
Note: The new gyrosphere and container cannot be used separately to replace the
respective components in existing systems. Both the gyrosphere and the container
must be exchanged when retrofitting the new components to older systems.
The combination of the new gyrosphere and container is fully exchangeable with the
gyrosphere and container in recent NAVIGAT X MK 1 systems PN. 74807 and 74811
(equipped with base plate 22407), and in NAVIGAT X MK 2 systems.

For retrofitting the new gyrosphere and container to older NAVIGAT X MK 1 /

SR 180 MK 1 systems (type 4914) equipped with base plate 26765 and to NAVIGAT X /
SR 180 systems (type 4590), an adapter plate will be necessary (PN. 022633-0000-
000). During retrofit, the old coupling flange in the bellow suspension is replaced by this
adapter plate.

Summary of Exchange Options

The following table summarizes the upgrade paths for retrofitting older compasses with
the new gyrosphere, container and adapter plate, if required:

Gyrocompass System Type PN. Adapter plate

required
NAVIGAT X MK 1 4914-CA 74807 no
NAVIGAT X MK 1 HSC 4914-CC 74811 no
NAVIGAT X MK 2 4991 74799 no
NAVIGAT X MK 1 Mod. 10 4914 74575 yes
NAVIGAT X MK 1 HSC Mod. 10 4914-BA 74634 yes
SR 180 MK 1 Mod. 10 4914-AB 74627 yes
SR 180 MK 1 HSC Mod. 10 4914-BC 74636 yes
NAVIGAT X Mod. 10 4590 74012 yes
4590-AB 74053
4590-AD 74054
4590-AF 74055
4590-AT 74578
NAVIGAT XII Mod. 10 4590-AH 74267 yes
4590-AL 74268
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The information contained in this document is proprietary to Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V.
It is not be relied on as definitive for a particular application.
 Distributed by
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Product Group: Navigation Products MIB No. 078 REV A

For further information: Uwe Oldekop 8 December 2006
Tel: +49 (0)40 299 00-230

SR 180 Mod. 10 4590-AS 74560 yes

4590-AY 74589
4590-AU 74580
GYROHELM Mod. 10 4746 74242 yes

Pricing:

For current prices, delivery times and availability, please contact our Spare Part
Distribution Centres in Vlaardingen, New Orleans or Singapore.

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It is not be relied on as definitive for a particular application.
 Adapter 22633
for retrofitting gyrosphere container Mod. 10/3
in NAVIGAT X, XII and X Mk 1 systems

Installation Instructions
004991-0125-001 Rev. B
14 Jun 2009

Contents
1 General Description ..................................................................................................................... 1
2 Installation Procedure.................................................................................................................. 2

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V. (Representative Office)

Woltmanstr. 19 • D-20097 • Hamburg, Germany
Tel.: +49-40-299 00-0 • Fax: +49-40-299 00-146 • E-mail: service.de@sperry.ngc.com
004991-0125-001 Rev. B Adapter 22633

© 2009 Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V.

This document and the information herein is the intellectual property of Northrop Grumman
Sperry Marine B.V. [NGSM BV] and its associate companies and may not be copied or repro-
duced without the express permission of NGSM BV.
Specifications were correct at time of press but may be varied in accordance with NGSM BV’s
policy of continuous product development.
Any technical content should be verified with NGSM BV.

Sperry Marine, with worldwide headquarters in Charlottesville, VA, and major engineering and
support offices in Melville, NY, New Malden, England, and Hamburg, Germany, is part of the
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems sector.

Revision Record

Rev. Date of Issue Remarks

B 14 Jun 2009 changed adapter shown (open recess for cable; ECO 982641)

A 06 Jun 2009 initial release

Adapter 22633 004991-0125-001 Rev. B

1 General Description

Adapter 22633 allows to retrofit the gyrosphere container Mod. 10/3 with
mercury-free gyrosphere, type 5000, in existing NAVIGAT X, XII and
X MK 1 gyrocompass systems, originally equipped with gyrosphere
container Mod. 10 or Mod. 10/2 and the gyrosphere type 4911, which
contains mercury.

The installation of the adapter requires that the gyrocompass system is

powered down and the existing gyrosphere, container and baseplate as-
sembly is removed from the housing.
The baseplate assembly is to be partially disassembled and the existing
coupling plate exchanged against the adapter, which mates with the
coupling of the new gyrosphere container, Mod. 10/3, for the mercury-
free gyrosphere, type 5000.

As the installaton of the adapter includes the exchange of the gyro-

sphere and container, it may be carried out by authorized service per-
sonnel only.

Note The present document describes only the modifications necessary to

mount Adapter 22633 to the existing baseplate assembly.
Regarding the de-installation of the existing and the installation of the
new gyrosphere and container, refer to the documentation provided with
the existing compass and to the installation instructions 5000-0125-001
(Installation, Maintenance and Service Procedures, Gyrosphere/3 and
Gyrosphere Container Mod. 10/3).

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2 Installation Procedure

The necessary modification of the baseplate assembly consist of the

exchange of the existing aluminium coupling plate, including standoffs
and fastening screws, against the adapter 22633.

To modify the baseplate assembly:

1. Remove the complete baseplate assembly1 from the compass hous-

ing and place it upside down on a clean work surface as shown
below for the old NAVIGAT X Mk 1 baseplate.

2. Loosen the clamp which fastens the rubber bellows to the coupling
plate and pull the bellows off the plate:

3. Remove the four cross-recessed screws which fasten the plate to the
standoffs below it. Remove the plate from the standoffs:

1. The complete assembly was formerly referred to as the “top section”

in the NAVIGAT X and NAVIGAT XII manuals

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4. To remove the plate completely, cut an opening from the plate’s rim
to the cable feed-through hole with a fret saw or nibbler tool and pull
out the cable:

5. With a small 4 mm hex key, reach under the square plate inside the
bellows to unscrew and remove the existing four standoffs:

6. The adapter as delivered from the manufacturer carries short stand-

offs with their hex and cross-recessed screws loosely fastened:

7. Unscrew the hex screws from the standoffs, then unscrew the stand-
offs from the adapter.
8. Mount the new standoffs to the square plate inside the bellow
assembly:

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9. Feed the cable through the recess in the adapter and install the
adapter in the rubber bellows. To correctly align the adapter, make
sure that the index hole faces the lip of the bellows:

10. Fasten the adapter to the standoffs with the four cross-recessed
screws and re-fasten the bellow clamp:

11. The installation of the adapter is now complete and the baseplate
may be re-installed in the compass housing. When installing the
new container, push back the cable into the bellows, so that only the
plug protrudes from the plug opening. Do not let the cable form a
loop outside the bellows.
12. The new gyrosphere and container may now be installed according
to the installation instructions 5000-0125-001 (Installation, Mainte-
nance and Service Procedures, Gyrosphere/3 and Gyrosphere Con-
tainer Mod. 10/3).

Note When installing the new container and gyrosphere, it may be found that
the existing cable plug touches the plastic rim of the adapter.
In this case, the small ridge at the side of the plug must be cut off with a
sharp knife.

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