[PSUBS-MAILIST] Flux Gate Compass

[David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles]

Hi Jim, most likely in will be mounting it aft behind my emergency buoy.
It's the farthest point away from the pressure vessel. Hopefully 5 feet is
enough distance. That being said, the sensor does have an orientation
direction mark indicating forward, so maybe the steel hull in front of the
sensor may not be a good ideal. If I move it forward I can only get about 2
feet away from the pressure hull.
David
On Aug 6, 2015 6:55 AM, "via Personal_Submersibles" <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> David,
> Gary Sluis seemed to be very pleased with the flux gate compass he mounted
> on Gen3.  you can see the sensor mounted on the mast in the pic below.
> Where do you plan to mount your sensor?  Do you plan to have displays in
> each cockpit?
> Jim
>
> In a message dated 8/6/2015 12:49:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org writes:
>
> Hi Guys, I just picked up a flux gate compass,by Micronta (Radio shack)
> which comes with about a 9" long pig tail from the sensor to the unit
> itself. I think it could work quite nicely if I can extend the length of
> wire from sensor to the display. Any thoughts about  this. The sensor is
> about 1" cubed and has a lead with six wires into the display. Its a 12v
> unit and the power input is on the display itself. So before I tear it
> apart, I thought I would put it out there on the possibility and how to
> determine the appropriate wire gauge size. I will want to extend the
> pigtail to around 10 feet.
>
> Best Regards,
> David Colombo
>
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