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117. Type "T" cardinally or intercardinally arranged air core 

 coils. — Figure M illustrates the type "T" compass compensating coils 

 as used with the Magnesyn type remote reading magnetic compass. 

 Type "T" coils may also be used with vehicle type compasses fitted to 

 degaussed submarines and with boat or shelf-type compasses. The 

 "T" coil is mounted intercardinally when the other compensating 



Figure 44.- 



-Compass compensating coils (type "T") as used with Magnesyn transmitter 

 and special mounting bracliet. 



coils on a particular vessel are intercardinally mounted (as on 'all new 

 construction vessels), and it is mounted cardinally when the other 

 compensating coils on a particular vessel are cardinally mounted. It 

 is essential that the vertical axis of the "T" coil be rigidly aligned with 

 the compass to be compensated. 



