In all my Free time at work I downloaded a copy of the
manual. It says that it does not like to be mounted
more the 20 degrees from vertical and that magnets
throw it off. Also there is a difference between True
North and magnetic north. Here in Atlanta it is
something like 2 degrees but you might be getting a
different reading because if it. I know that they had
some pretty stiff guidelines on mounting the unit. No
sunlight, Not more the a couple of degrees from
vertical. Not near any magnetics, I have found it for
about 80-90 bucks I think I might by one with all this
overtime and double time that I am going to get over
the next few weeks I should not have any problems
coming up with a few bucks for it. I think it is worth
a shot.
> Hi matt - - I have not used this unit before.. I
> purchased a different
> electronic compass, which has been knocked around
> under the seat of my
> truck and stuffed in my glove box... because I
got
> bugged that it never
> seemed to read properly. Might be all the tall
> buildings around here in
> Chicago.. I dunno.
>
> As for the unit you linked to - I remembered
seeing
> that thing on
> JCwhitney.com... sure enough...
>
>
http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=183600&BQ=jcw2
>
> thats it there... looks like the same unit but
> marketed under a
> different name.
>
> This was the unit I bought...
>
>
http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=54135&BQ=jcw2
>
>
> I am going to change the battery in it and try
using
> it again. IT
> seemed to work well when I first got it - but it
> kept reading "distortion".
>
>
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