Date:         Tue, 29 Feb 2000 12:03:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Greg <yeff@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg <yeff@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Precision Navigation compass
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>

----- 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