FLIR M300C - Compass safe distance

•Power—tokeepcablerunstoaminimum,theproductmustbelocatedascloseas
possibletothevessel’sdcpowersupply.
•Mountingsurface—ensuretheproductisadequatelysupportedonasecuresurface.
RefertotheweightinformationprovidedintheT echnicalspecicationforthisproductand
ensurethattheintendedmountingsurfaceissuitableforbearingtheproductweight.Do
NOTmountunitsorcutholesinplaceswhichmaydamagethestructureofthevessel.
Compasssafedistance
T opreventpotentialinterferencewiththevessel'smagneticcompasses,ensureanadequate
distanceismaintainedfromtheproduct.
Whenchoosingasuitablelocationfortheproductyoushouldaimtomaintainthemaximum
possibledistancefromanycompasses.Typicallythisdistanceshouldbeatleast1m(3.3ft)
inalldirections.Howeverforsomesmallervesselsitmaynotbepossibletolocatethe
productthisfarawayfromacompass.Inthissituation,whenchoosingtheinstallation
locationforyourproduct,ensurethatthecompassisnotaffectedbytheproductwhen
itisinapoweredstate.
3.2Toolsrequired
Thefollowingtoolsarerequiredforinstallation.
1
Drill
2
10mm(0.39in.)spanner
Installation
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