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<div>Ian, </div><div>Thank you, sorry about the sharp bracket. I will mount the new one on a plastic pole behind the CT</div><div>Hank</div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, October 29, 2018, 6:43:07 PM MDT, irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles@psubs.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv2803003230"><style type="text/css"><!--#yiv2803003230 DIV {margin:0px;}--></style><div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><div><br></div><div>Hi Hank!</div><div><br></div><div>you could google for "Fluxgate compass" and see what you're comfortable with from an electronics point of view.</div><div><br></div><div>You could build your own for ~$50 ($15 for compass, ~ $10 for microcontroller, ~$20 for a display):</div><div>https://www.adafruit.com/product/1120</div><div><br></div><div>But I imagine you'd prefer something more turn key, like:</div><div>https://www.starmarinedepot.com/clipper-compass-system-w%2Fremovable-fluxgate-sensor.html</div><div><br></div><div>The sensor would need mounted outside, away from the hull, like a regular compass.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div> Ian.</div><div>P.S.: Please make it less sharp that the current compass mounting bracket on Gamma. :-)<br></div><br><blockquote style="padding-left:5px;margin-left:0px;border-left:#0000ff 2px solid;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:black;">-----Original Message-----
<br>From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles
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<br>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] compass
<br><br><div>Hi All,</div><div>It is time to deal with a compass for Gamma. I would like a solid state compass with no moving parts. Jon, I think you mentioned I could do something for 200 dollars? Any ideas are welcome.</div><div>Hank</div><div class="yiv2803003230ydpf111d0cyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></div></blockquote></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Personal_Submersibles mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org" href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a><br><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles" target="_blank">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br></div>
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