[Rhodes22-list] Compass

[Steve Alm]

Brad,

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand you.  Are you saying that the compass's
proximity to the speaker magnet will NOT hurt the compass because that's
what it's intended to do--point to the magnet--and everything should be OK
now that I've removed said magnet?

Slim

On 4/6/05 8:02 PM, "brad haslett" <flybrad at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> Forgive me for sounding like Alex Trabec from
> Jeopordy;  What is a compass?
> 
> Brad
> 
> 
> --- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
>> The previous owner of my boat had a removable six
>> inch high board that sat
>> across the companionway.  On it he mounted a compass
>> AND an auxiliary
>> speaker for the radio.  An ill-fated feat of
>> engineering since the compass's
>> proximity to the speaker (magnet) rendered the
>> compass useless right from
>> the get go. Needless to say, I've never used the
>> thing and it's been stored
>> in my garage all these years.  But I pulled it out
>> the other day and removed
>> the speaker.  The compass now seems to point north
>> OK but I'm wondering if
>> it's damaged or compromised by sitting next to the
>> magnet all this time.
>> It's a Ritchie B-80.  It has what I assume to be a
>> calibration screw on the
>> front, but I don't know how to calibrate or test a
>> compass.  Any advice?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Slim
>> 
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