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 216 — 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

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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.

3 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
pae =: guarantee that AUTRONICA NAVIGATION LIGHTS are very reliable.
S— The design is made to meet the IALA (International Association of Lighthouse
—— = Authorities) boyage system A character requirements.
; ae By means of the electronic pulse generator in LE-5 the characteristic - light
: ae ee and dark period - can be adjusted according to customer's specifications. An
-. Pa electromechanical bulb-changer including 6 bulbs, each with an operating life
-| jn : time exceeding 500 hours, helps to secure reliable working conditions. LE-5
a r can be delivered for light effect giving up to 10 nautical miles visibility. By
\ i means of the electronic voltage stabilizer a very high grade of battery
- S&S 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
4 _ range of -40°C to +120°C.
The armature material is cast iron and is surface treated with grey baked
J enamel lacquer. The armature is designed to fit several mounting units
Vy * 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
es. . miles visibility. LE-4A is equipped with bulb-changer including 4 bulbs and
eS ——— —— glas lens protected by a polycarbonate dome.
oo A photo-cell switches the light automatically at approx. 15 lux.
ES Lenses or lens filters in red, yellow or green colours can be supplied.
Bulb voltage as a function of battery voltage yarec%imies | Range as a function of intensity
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Autronica can supply batteries with 1 er i
various capacities. i wa
Standard working voltage is 18 V dc, : : |
however, both types of navigation al }
lights can be delivered for 220 V ac ;
supply on request. [ sb |
Both LE-4A and LE-5 are hinged to mounting units which aré 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 equipped with fast- including rod, intended
battery box. ening armature to be — for mounting on horizon-
mounted on vertical sur- tal surface. Power fed
faces. Power fed from from external batteries
internal batteries. or 220 V ac.
Max. diameter of LE-4A and LE-5 = 335 mm. On request, Autronica can supply other mounting units.

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— an effective warning
* ROBUST * DEPENDABLE *x 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:
@ approx. 80 flashes per minute @ more than 48 hours lighting time at o°c
@ lighting range more than 2 nautical miles @ = standard 1,5 V bar-cells
@ = yellow light according to international requirements @ stands pressure down to 320 meters deep
Weight
Type Diameter Length Working | Number} Number | Type of lamp
with without |'Voltage of batt. | of flash.
batteries | batteries 15V
cells
LC-1 Philips 8041D
Light unit | 50 mm 140 mm 4V-0,1A
. 320 1,4 kg 6V 80 or similar
Container | 50mm mm 0,8 kg AJ
LC-2 Philips 8073
Complete | 50mm 510 mm | 1,5 kg 9V or similar
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 \. LIGHT TYPE LC-2