Dave: That being the case then you should be able to send it in and have it adjusted. The Dip angle adjustment makes particularly if you are if your operating area is close to a magnetic pole where the Dip angle is likely steep.
Don ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Winsett wrote: > >From the Wikipedia: > > "Because Earth's magnetic field varies at different > latitudes, compasses are often balanced during > manufacture. Most manufacturers balance their compass > needles for one of five zones, ranging from zone 1, > covering most of the Northern Hemisphere, to zone 5 > covering Australia and the southern oceans. This > balancing prevents excessive dipping of one end of the > needle which can cause the compass card to stick and > give false readings." > > dave > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
