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Sea-Tex Introduces New

Color Video Tract Plotter —Literature Available

The Sea-Tex CP-078 color video track plotter eliminates handling and filing of paper charts. And its crisp color presentations make sin- gle color plotters obsolete.

Sea-Tex CP-078 color video track plotter.

The CP-078 provides easy to read, seven color presentations on an 11- inch diagonal screen. Built-in mem- ory stores two track charts. And it is easy to use.

To expand its track memory to unlimited capacity, the CP-078 ac- cepts compact discs which are pro- grammable with the TDA-0501 data recorder. This unit is included as standard equipment. Each disc stores up to eight track memories, which means as many discs as neces-

Posidonia®

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The International Shipping Exhibition

Piraeus Exhibition Centre, Greece 6th-llth June, 1988

POSIDONIA '88 -the week when exhibitors diaries are filled by their personal appointments with the owners and senior executives of 45 million tonnes of shipping

FACE TO FACE: the purchasing power of the Greek ship operators internationally with the exhibiting companies from shipbuilding, shiprepair, ship supply and equipment, ports and harbours, and shipping office technology.

To reserve your exhibition space contact:

The World-wide Selling Agents:

International Exhibition Agencies Inc.

L'Estoril, Bloc A

Avenue Princesse Grace

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Tel: (93) 308152

Telex: 469667 EMESCO MC

OR The UK Representative Office:

Seatrade

Fairfax House

Colchester COl 1RJ

England

Tel: 10206)45121

Telex: 98517 DISOPG

POSIDONIA IS ORGANISED BY

Posidonia Exhibitions Ltd, Piraeus, Greece

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INTERCONTINENTAL sary can be used for as many track memories as needed.

Other features include quick, 10- second warmup. Optional pre- drawn video maps of selected geo- graphic areas pop on screen quickly and automatically, as do plot line and indication of vessel's position.

All of these drawings are displayed in a Mercator projection of lat/lon grids for areas selected in precise proportion to the map. There are also four slectable brightness levels to adjust the display to light condi- tions. Track plot color can be changed by touching a button.

Event marks can be added and removed easily. Manual cursor can be used to plot points on screen.

In addition, there are two preset shift-selectable scales. Typically, the broad scale would be used en route to a destination. Upon arrival, the skipper would likely "zoom in" for a closer look on the second scale.

Unlike some video track plotters requiring use of several buttons in sequence, the CP-078 can be shifted instantly by touching just one but- ton.

There is a wealth of course data and other information which can be summoned to the screen on com- mand. This includes present posi- tion in lat/lon coordinates. Course to steer. Waypoint data. Average speed and heading. Time and dis- tance to go. Crosstrack error. And speed in knots. Course and heading data can be corrected for magnetic variations.

There is also a cross track error alarm and a waypoint alarm. Both can be preset to parameters ranging from 0.1 to 9.9 NM.

For free literature containing more information,

Circle 64 on Reader Service Card

Whitey's Metal Seated

Ball Valves Handle High

Temperature Service

Metal seated ball valves, featur- ing Grafoil stem packing and flange seals for high temperature service, are available from Whitey Co.,

Highland Heights, Ohio. The valves meet ANSI B16.104 Class VI speci- fications for leak-tight shut-off.

The design incorporates a har- dened and coated 17-4PH stainless steel ball and high-strength Inconel

X750 spring-loaded seats which re- sist abrasion. Other features include 316 stainless steel construction, quick 'A -turn actuation, and a blow- out-proof stem.

Available end connections are

Swagelok® tube fittings, female

NPT, ISO, BSP, DIN and JIS pipe ends, socket weld, butt weld and

Cajon VCR® metal gasket face seal fittings. Sizes are V4 -inch to 2 inches.

Temperature rating is —65° to 850° F (-54° to 454° C). Pressure rating is 1,000 psi (6,800 kPa).

Application areas include heat transfer fluids, flue gas and other high temperature systems.

For more information and free lit- erature on Whitey's metal seated ball valves,

Circle 65 on Reader Service Card

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