<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467161854745_3195"><span>Hi Cliff,</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467161854745_3194"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467161854745_3193">When your compass go out of whack, is it consistent?  Can you coast with the motors off and get a new heading?</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467161854745_3194"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1467161854745_3194"><span>Hank</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, June 28, 2016 12:40 PM, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:<br></font></div>  <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv4794336467"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>I have used over the last four year in the R300 the Ocean Server OS5000-S 3 Axis Digital Compass (Serial) <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://oceanserver-store.myshopify.com/collections/compass-modules/products/os5000-s-3-axis-digital-compass-serial">https://oceanserver-store.myshopify.com/collections/compass-modules/products/os5000-s-3-axis-digital-compass-serial</a> .  This is similar to what Sean has posted but I think a little less sophisticated. This device gives you roll, pitch, yaw, temperature and compass heading as a serial ascii string that I parse in the PLC via a RS 232 connection.   It cost $325.  I have it installed in a small I atm 6061-T6 aluminum pod behind the pilot on the exterior of the pressure hull about 6 inches and just below the FRP shell.  When I had the large DC traction motor I would notice that magnetic field generated by the motor and wiring distorted the reading relative to amount of current.  That is at low speed, when the motor was not drawing much power, the compass was spot on but as I increased the boat speed and the motor current would increase that the compass heading would be shifted 20-30 degrees.  When you let off the throttle, it would return to original heading.  Now that I have replaced the large DC traction motor with two MK-101 based thrusters, this effect has been reduced but not eliminated.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Cliff</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div class="yiv4794336467gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4794336467gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 10:44 PM, Sean T. Stevenson via Personal_Submersibles <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv4794336467gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="yiv4794336467yqt8282904466" id="yiv4794336467yqt74822"><div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.microstrain.com/inertial/nodes">https://www.microstrain.com/inertial/nodes</a></div>
<div dir="ltr">Sean<br clear="none">
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<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv4794336467gmail_quote">On June 27, 2016 9:10:25 PM MDT, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="yiv4794336467gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;">
<div style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div>Hank,   do you know if there are any cheap inertial navigation systems out there?  I would thing the robotics people might have something like that .</div><div> </div><div>Brian<br clear="none"><br clear="none">--- <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a> wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none">Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gyro compass<br clear="none">Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:06:25 +0000 (UTC)<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><div><span>Its Aliens, Alan,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>I tried it inside the sub and it tries to work but is totally off.  I did squeeze it with the body off to simulate depth and !
 it
worked fine in the shop being squeezed.  </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Hank</span></div> <div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Monday, June 27, 2016 2:39 PM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><div><span>Hank,</span></div><div><span>I think your theory about the UFO is looking good at this stage.</span></div><div><span>It didn't work at 10ft, that's about 5psi; So have you tried squeezing</span><u></u><div dir="ltr"><span>it in various places to replicate that? Or what about mounting it</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>inside the hull on a pole in the center of the dome area, as far</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>as possible from the hull. If it worked it would eliminate any Alien</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>influences & indicate that the water pressure was the problem.</span></div><div>Alan<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;">  <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div><div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discuss!
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<<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 27, 2016 11:26 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gyro compass<br clear="none">  </div> <div><br clear="none"><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><div><span>Alan,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>I took my compass apart and it is perfect, it works perfect in my shop etc.  I put it in the lake and it is stuck on N most of the time.  </span>Occasionally it will move. I think there is some mineral interference or an old sunken UFO messing with it.  </div><div dir="ltr">Hank</div> <div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Monday, June 27, 2016 5:11 AM, Alan James via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><div><span>Hank, </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>why would you want a turn & bank indicator above some sought of compass?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>There are a multitude of inexpensive underwater compasses that scuba divers use,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>although they may be a bit small to be read at a distance. Possibly there is some</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>issue with the compression of the oil stopping your compass from functioning?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Mounting the compass outside the hull seems to be standard practice & I haven't</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>heard of any failing. Perhaps someone with previous issues with them could comment.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Alan</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span> </div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;">  <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div><div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> </font><hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 27, 2016 10:37 PM<br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gyro compass<br clear="none">  </div> <div><br clear="none"><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><div><span>Kieth,</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>I stand corrected, a turn and bank indicator is just the ticket and tons of them on </span>eBay for cheap.  I was focusing on compass only, but these indicators are much cheaper and more available.  </div><div dir="ltr">Thanks' for the tip</div><div dir="ltr">Hank</div> <div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div>
<div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Sunday, June 26, 2016 6:25 PM, hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><div><span>Hi Kieth,</span></div><div><span>My understanding is the aircraft units are noisy, I assume that is the air units.  They are hard to find in guaranteed working condition for a price that works for me.  If you know of any for a descent price-please let me know.</span></div><div><span>Hank</span></div> <div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div><div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Sunday, June 26, 2016 6:16 PM, k6fee via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div>  <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div><div><div><div>Hank, </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Try using a gyro compass ( or atifical horizon) from an aircraft. They sre either air, vaccum or electric  powered.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Keith </div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="color:rgb(87,87,87);font-size:85%;">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> </div><div>Date: 6/26/16  4:11 PM  (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Personal Submersibles General Discussion <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> </div><div>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST!
 ] gyro
compass </div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><div dir="ltr">I am going to try to make a gyro compass, looks doable.  I don't care about what direction I am going-I just want to go in a strait line.  I will point the sub in the direction I want to go at the surface, then turn on the gyro and sink.   Then I can just follow the gyro.</div><div>Hank</div></div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div>  </div> </div>  </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div>  </div> </div>  </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div>  </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div>  </div> </div>  </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div> </div> </div>  </div></div></div></div><br clear="none"><div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none">Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div>  </div> </div>  </div></div>_______________________________________________
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