----- Original Message ----- From: David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Precision Navigation compass
> At 10:38 AM 2/29/2000 , Mark McCulley wrote: > >Picked up a new gadget for my terrestrial space shuttle last week--a > > Looks pretty cool -- how do you adjust the compass deviation and how close > can you get it (to my mind, +/- 15 degrees is not too bad for an automotive > compass, but +/- 5 would be really nice)? How sensitive is the > altimeter? How do you set it? Will it show barometric pressure as well? > > david > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" > To set the compass you go to the set mode & drive in two circles. To set the deviation the instructions give you the degree or you can go to a web page to get the info. To set the altimeter you need to Know your elevation where you set it. Enjoy, Greg 86 Westy |
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