calibrating compass
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Originally Posted by K-OtiK
Man...I feel your pain lol I sure am glad you posted this problem, cuz it sure would be nice to have a compass again hahaha
now if only we can think of a good solution. i dont have my system in so its going to be a while before i can do some tried and true testing. but im thinking im going to try to move it to the driver side under the back seat. seems to be the only option. if its the enlarged magnets messing with it. :?
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Originally Posted by willwren
How many people posting in this topic are aware there'* a techinfo article or two on the subject?
Moving to Electrical.
Moving to Electrical.
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Figured you missed it when we hit page two.
A little duct tape will do for playing around with it. The module is very similar in design to a flux detector (no kidding on the name) that aircraft use. I used to calibrate these in F4 Phantoms when they were replaced occasionally. Back in those days, it required actually moving the plane to all 4 cardinal directions.
Yours being newer and smarter may only need to move a little farther away from the disruption to be able to calibrate it out. In general, you don't want to locate it in an area with more 'dense' steel. On aircraft, it'* typically located way out near the outer wing.
A little duct tape will do for playing around with it. The module is very similar in design to a flux detector (no kidding on the name) that aircraft use. I used to calibrate these in F4 Phantoms when they were replaced occasionally. Back in those days, it required actually moving the plane to all 4 cardinal directions.
Yours being newer and smarter may only need to move a little farther away from the disruption to be able to calibrate it out. In general, you don't want to locate it in an area with more 'dense' steel. On aircraft, it'* typically located way out near the outer wing.
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