7.Pushrod—extendsoutofthehydraulicramcasingtocontrol
thetillerarmorrudderquadrant.
8.Hydraulicram—aself-containedautopilotsteeringcylinder
withaload-limitingsystemandbuilt-inclutch.
9.Pumppipes—high-pressurelinesbetweenthepumpandthe
hydraulicram.
10.Clutchcable—forconnectingthehydraulicram’sclutchto
thecoursecomputerclutchconnections.Theclutchallows
friction-freesteeringwhentheautopilotisnotinuse.
11.Mountingfoot—formountingthehydraulicramtoasuitable
partofyourvessel.
Rudderreferenceoption
Thecoursecomputerissuppliedwitharudderreferencesensor,
whichprovidesenhancedperformanceforautopilotsystems.
Forinformationoninstallingandconnectingtherudderreference
optionrefertotheinstructionsthataccompanythecoursecomputer.
2.5Typicalsystem
Thedrivecomponentsconnecttoacoursecomputeraspartofan
autopilotsystem.
ThefollowingdiagramillustratesatypicalSPX-30autopilotsystem:
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SMARTPILOT
1
2
3
4
1.Autopilotcontroller.
2.SPXcoursecomputer.
3.Driveunit.
4.Fluxgatecompass.
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HydraulicLinearDriveInstallationinstructions