Finally a Compass That Works!

Re: Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (rod rounds) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:55:37 GMT

I don't need GPS, i just ask my Wife and when she tells me to turn right I turn left, works every time

ROD

Re: Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (TechJD) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:41:40 GMT

Well all I can say is either Andy is a mans man or in the dog house, only time will tell lol

Re: Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:04:40 GMT

mktobob wrote:
You are a very brave man Alain for saying that. NOT! Bob

Okay Bob....you've forced me to make an admission. The first kinda/sorta disagreement that my bride and I had was on the 70 mph interstate in Michigan when I made an exit on my own without looking at a map. My wife felt I made the wrong turn and in no uncertain terms began to question my manhood. I heard a "why are you like...

Re: Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (mktobob) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:26:46 GMT

You are a very brave man Alain for saying that. NOT! Bob

Re: Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (alepel) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:42:07 GMT

CleRider wrote:
Stan,

A compass may help when you're hopelessly lost, but there's nothing like the female voice of a GPS to taunt you. Mine says things like "OK you dumb a$$, I said go straight, you had to turn... now... you figure out how to get back on route". It's the missing component for married guys who ride solo. - Andy

I wondered if they used my wife's...

Re: Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (CleRider) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:34:21 GMT

Stan,

A compass may help when you're hopelessly lost, but there's nothing like the female voice of a GPS to taunt you. Mine says things like "OK you dumb a$$, I said go straight, you had to turn... now... you figure out how to get back on route". It's the missing component for married guys who ride solo.

Andy

Re: Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (bamaTrider) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:52:23 GMT

I just mounted a suction cup fluid filled ball type compass ($1.96 at WalMart) on the top edge of my windshield and it works great. I just kept moving it around by hand until it pointed in the right known direction.

Stan

Finally a Compass That Works!

feeds@yuku.com (Fredrider) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:27:04 GMT

I have been through a couple of Formotion compasses (the fluid leaked out of both of them) and a marine grade PNI compass (like are used in automobiles). Trying to put a magnetic compass on the handlebars is not an easy task if you want accurate readings. The Earth's magnetic field is very weak (~ 1/2 Gauss). In contrast the two magnetic coils produce huge magnetic fields (many thousands of times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field) so that they can generate the 30,000 volts...