Aids to Navigation

Marine lanterns, light beacons, buoy-mounted optics, and bulb-changer assemblies — including LE-5-series UV-stabilised polycarbonate lights with up to 10-nautical-mile visibility.

Aids to Navigation — page 1 of the Dibblee Industries catalog (W.J. Keating, 1940–)
Page 1 — original catalog

Aids-to-navigation hardware for buoys, beacons, range lights, and shore stations. Representative items include LE-5 lanterns equipped with electronic voltage stabilisers, automatic bulb-changers (six bulbs, 500-hour service life each), and UV-stabilised polycarbonate lenses rated -40 °C to +120 °C. Cast-iron armatures with grey baked-enamel finish accept multiple mounting units. Designed for Canadian Coast Guard, harbour authorities, and remote installations.

Product types

  • LE-5 marine lantern (up to 10-nm visibility)
  • Automatic bulb-changers (6-bulb, 500-h service)
  • Electronic voltage stabilisers
  • UV-stabilised polycarbonate lenses (-40 °C to +120 °C)
  • Cast-iron armatures with mounting variants

Typical applications

  • Canadian Coast Guard buoy and beacon service
  • Harbour authority range lights
  • Remote / unattended navigation stations
  • Channel marking

The original catalog pages

Aids to Navigation — page 2 of the Dibblee Industries catalog (W.J. Keating, 1940–)
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Aids to Navigation — page 3 of the Dibblee Industries catalog (W.J. Keating, 1940–)
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Pages digitized from the Dibblee Industries printed catalog (W.J. Keating lineage, 1940–). Click any page to enlarge; the chapter PDF remains the authoritative source.

Full chapter text (extracted from the original PDF)

Verbatim text extracted from the original chapter PDF (1940–). The original catalog is in English; spec tables may render imperfectly — the PDF remains the authoritative source.

               NAVIGATION LIGHTS

                                                                             Navigation lights have the most important task to secure life and values. Thus
                                                                             very stringent demands are directed to working reliability.
                                                                             Long experience including more than 13,000 units delivered, enable us to
                                                                           guarantee that AUTRONICA NAVIGATION LIGHTS are very reliable.
                                                                             The design is made to meet the IALA (International Association of Lighthouse
                                                                               Authorities) boyage system A character requirements.
                                                                             By means of the electronic pulse generator in LE-5 the characteristic - light
                                                                             and dark period - can be adjusted according to customer's specifications. An
                                                                             electromechanical bulb-changer including 6 bulbs, each with an operating life
                                                                       time exceeding 500 hours, helps to secure reliable working conditions. LE-5
                                                                             can be delivered for light effect giving up to 10 nautical miles visibility. By
                                                                             means of the electronic voltage stabilizer a very high grade of battery
                                                                             utilization is obtained.
                                                                           Replacement of bulbs is easily carried out, and interchangeable modules
                                                                           facilitate possible service.
                                                                             LE-5 is equipped with a lens of UV-stabilized polycarbonate having a high
                                                                           resistance to shock and good optical quality within the ambient temperature
                                                                           range of -40�C to +120�C.
                                                                           The armature material is cast iron and is surface treated with grey baked
                                                                             enamel lacquer. The armature is designed to fit several mounting units
                                                                             intended for various applications.
                                                                           NAVIGATION LIGHT LE-4A has basically the same electronic design as LE-5.
                                                                             However, LE-4A is equipped with lower light effect giving max. 5 nautical
                                                                               miles visibility. LE-4A is equipped with bulb-changer including 4 bulbs and
                                                                             glas lens protected by a polycarbonate dome.
                                                                           A photo-cell switches the light automatically at approx. 15 lux.
                                                                             Lenses or lens filters in red, yellow or green colours can be supplied.

    Bulb voltage as a function of battery voltage = yuiRtaincgaeimies                                                                                                                                            Range asa function of intensity

  Bulb
 voltage

(V2v) | LE-5' with voltage regulator (18V batt.)

        LE-4A:with voltage reg. (18V batt.)
        =a 77 Wit- houty. reg. (6                                                                                                                                                                                                                      74-0 ad
                                                                 5                                                                                                                                                           T=Transmission factor

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                                                      voltage �

   100  90  80                               70  60  50%                                                                                                                                                         10  100     1000                 Intensity

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POWER SUPPLY

The necessary power supply is deter-
mined by light effect, bulb and
characteristic.-- Also application
and mounting site will influence.

Autronica can supply batteries with
various capacities.

Standard working voltage is 18 V de,
however, both types of navigation
lights can be delivered for 220 V ac
supply on request.

MOUNTING

Both LE-4A and LE-5 are hinged to mounting units which are designed according to application.

Buoy ring type LEV-1 to be  Battery-container type     Armature type LEW-1
mounted on spar buoy and    LEB-1 equiwpitphe fad st-
battery box.                                           including rod, intended
                            ening armature to be
                            mounted on vertical sur-   for mounting on horizon-
                            faces. Power fed from      tal surface. Power fed
                            internal batteries.        from external batteries
                                                       or 220 V ac.

Max. diameter of LE-4A and LE-5 = 335 mm. On request, Autronica can supply other mounting units.

         AUTRONICA BUOY LIGHT
           -- an effective warning

* ROBUST                                    * DEPENDABLE                                          * ECONOMIC

BUOY LIGHT TYPE LC-1 for mounting on buoy with bar. The battery container and the light unit are con-
nected by means of a 5 meter long cable.

LC-1 is approved by the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries for marking of fishing equipment at sea.

BUOY LIGHT TYPE LC-2 for mounting on net-float with through-going holes.

TECHNICAL DATA:                                                   @ more than 48 hours lighting time at o�C

@� approx. 80 flashes per minute                                  @ standard 1,5 V bar-cells
                                                                  @ stands pressure down to 320 meters deep
@ lighting range more than 2 nautical miles
@ = yellow light according to international requirements

Type      Diameter         Length                     9 Weight    Working | Number Number         Type of lamp
                                                with  without |'voltage  of batt. | of flash.
                                                                                                  Philips 8041D
                                            batteries| batteries         15V                      4V--0,1A
                                                                         cells
                                                                                                  or similar
LC-1                       140 mm                     0,8 k                      80
Light unit | 50            320 mm                                                                 Philips 8073
                                                        'g                      + + 5% QO
Contai.ner | 50mm                                                                                 6V---0,1A
                           510 mm }; 1,5 kg                       9V      6
LC-2                                                                                              or similar

Complete | 50mm

Battery  durability  more  than  48  hours  at  0�C, lighting range more than 2 nautical miles.
Battery  durability  more  than  72  hours  at  20�C, lighting range more than 2 nautical miles.

Lighting time 96 hours. |

Requirements to lighting range: more than 2 nautical miles for 24 hours.

 BUOY LIGHT TYPE LC-1                                                    \\, BUOY LIGHT TYPE LC-2

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