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- best replacement fluid for a compass | SailNet Community
Basically says you can buy Ritchie compass fluid at West Marine or from a company like Viking Instruments - Marine Compasses, Compass Repair, Danforth Compass, Ritchie Compass
- Compass Fluid, what to use? - SailNet Community
Ritchie compasses now use Isopar L® which is a very refined purified version of Ordorless Mineral Spirits From 1960 through about 2001 Ritchie used Odorless Mineral Spirits
- HSI, Slaved compasses, and Flux Gates, oh my! - Pilots of America
The controller basically lets you change from slaved to DG In slaved mode, the HSI is getting its info from the flux gate, which is basically a magnetic compass usually mounted out of the way of everything (usually in the wing), that is sending a digital signal to the HSI If you go super far north you may have to switch to DG to fly true north I think the indicator is if you manually want
- fluid in compass - SailNet Community
Some compasses still use a water-alcohol mix using about 45% Ethyl You can tell by smelling or rubbing the fluid between your fingers if its oil based Unless you can draw a vacuum put the compass in a refrigerator overnight before refilling it Otherwise, you will always have a small bubble after resealing the compass
- compass refill help - Pilots of America
Do you consider servicing a maintenance action? a repair or alteration? That is the issue several FSDOs have requested a clarification because the wet compasses have a service port And when that clarification comes and says what you clearly want it to say, I'll accept that Until then, clearly the FSDO's do not believe it's a legal A P action
- Refilling Marine Compass - SailNet Community
One of the 2 mounted compasses on our boat has lost most of its liquid damping over the years and, before having to replace the unit, we thought we might have a go at refilling it I understand that the best liquid is a mix of alcohol (methylated spirit) and water Does anyone know the
- magnetic compass. . for car? - Pilots of America
Wet compasses are notoriously difficult to read when there is the least little bit of turbulence IOW, getting one for your car will not help you as a pilot Your gyroscopic heading indicator, which is much more stable and easier to read than a mag compass, will be your primary heading reference
- Compass Rose Directory - Pilots of America
Here in Canada we get to swing compasses every year I have never seen a compass rose and virtually no one has a master compass This task tends to get pencil whipped, which is why I was glad to see something in writing from the manufacturer
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