Key Features
- Dual-use hand bearing and traditional compass
- No batteries, bulbs, pares or switches
- Optimised performance for reading and bearings
- Operation temperature from -20 °C to +60 °C and underwater to a depth of 50 metre
- Available in army green, desert/sand, blue, yellow and orange
- Smooth, non-slip casing and ergonomic design
- Neck cord for easy deployment
Features
- Good protection against hard knocks: the smooth finish is soft to the touch and will not slip, even when wet
- Outstanding legibility of the card, with one-degree graduations
- No parallax error: a prism projects the reading of the bearing to infinity. This also contributes to a more comfortable operation, because there is no need to alternate close reading to read the card and infinite reading to take bearings
- Optimum conditions to take bearings, thanks to the superb card stability and the wide 20° field of view, which will accommodate the roughest sea conditions
- Most accurate bearing: the pivot and very hard stone are a guarantee of long life and shock resistance of the compass
- Soft bottom cell: engineered using ultrasonic welding, it acts like an expansion diaphragm, preventing the formation of bubbles and leaks
- Built-in tritium illumination, completely maintenance-free, impervious to corrosion, operates without batteries and a lifetime of more than 15 years
- Course reading from above the compass: readings can be taken in the standard fashion, without having to look through the prisma
Operation
Illumination of the Plastimo handeheld compass is self-powered, requiring no batteries, bulbs, switches or secondary light source. They are rated for operation in temperatures ranging from -20° to 60° and underwater to a depth of 50m. Note: compasses are calibrated for use in the Northern Hemisphere as standard.
Illumination
There are two options;
1. Illumination is provided by Betalights® fixed securely within the unit. SRB Technologies is the original developer of Betalights®, innovative technology that uses gaseous tritium activation of phosphor within a sealed glass tube to produce light. Betalights® are self-powered, providing an absolutely reliable light source throughout their service life of 10 years. They contain no moving parts and are maintenance-free:
2. Illuminatiuon is provided by a photoluminescent/glow in the dark backplate, therefore, needing no external or internal electrical power supply. The photo luminescent backplate is charged in ambient lighting conditions. The photo luminescent compass backplate will gradually reduce in brightness over a period of 60 minutes.
