Precession check of stabilizer gyro
RESTRICTED
Precess-
ion Check
Of Stabil-
izer Gyro.
2: Peace stabilizer on stand.
Turnon stabilizer gyro and
let it warm up
thirty minutes.
Turn on torque motor:
5. Clutch in auto-pilot clutch with stabil-
ized brush on zero.
6. If the gyro does not precess any notice-
able amount in 15 minutes, it is all right. If it
precesses
more than 1° per hour (stabilized brush
moves off zero)
rebalance as follows.
If it pre-
clockwise,
looking from the top, remove
weight from the
end opposite the commutator
and vise-versa.
CAUTION: Do not loosen the field
retaining screws. Do not lose spacer, under bear-
ing cap.
2.
Place
for
cesses
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