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These are sometimes hard to get but looks like CANAKIT has some.</div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13673" dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13673" dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.canakit.com/compass-with-tilt-compensation-hmc6343-com-08951.html" class="enhancr2_84460845-d5aa-9b42-8582-a8f91b958599" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13861">Compass with Tilt Compensation - HMC6343</a><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13673" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13872"><br></div><div id="enhancr2_84460845-d5aa-9b42-8582-a8f91b958599" class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" contenteditable="false" data-url="https://www.canakit.com/compass-with-tilt-compensation-hmc6343-com-08951.html" data-type="yenhancr" data-category="article" data-embed-url="" data-size="medium" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://www.canakit.com/compass-with-tilt-compensation-hmc6343-com-08951.html" style="text-decoration:none !important; 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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13744">Ian, </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13743">Thank you, sorry about the sharp bracket. I will mount the new one on a plastic pole behind the CT</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13742">Hank</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13616"><br clear="none"></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 id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13624"><div id="yiv3828330485"><style type="text/css">#yiv3828330485 #yiv3828330485 -- DIV {margin:0px;}#yiv3828330485 </style><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13623"><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13622"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13725"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13621">Hi Hank!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13625"><br clear="none"></div><div>you could google for "Fluxgate compass" and see what you're comfortable with from an electronics point of view.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13626"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13939">You could build your own for ~$50 ($15 for compass, ~ $10 for microcontroller, ~$20 for a display):</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13627">https://www.adafruit.com/product/1120</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13628"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13630">But I imagine you'd prefer something more turn key, like:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13631">https://www.starmarinedepot.com/clipper-compass-system-w%2Fremovable-fluxgate-sensor.html</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13632"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13633">The sensor would need mounted outside, away from the hull, like a regular compass.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13635"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13636">Cheers!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13637"> Ian.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13638">P.S.: Please make it less sharp that the current compass mounting bracket on Gamma. :-)<br clear="none"></div><br clear="none"><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;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13639">-----Original Message-----
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<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13643">Hi All,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13644">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 id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13645">Hank</div><div class="yiv3828330485ydpf111d0cyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></div></blockquote></div></div></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" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13646">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" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1540945853448_13647">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a><br clear="none"></div></div>
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