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Dwight Livingston wrote:Anyway to figure the zone for which a KB-compass was made? I'm looking at mine and can't find it. Can you query Suunto with the serial number?
The compass rose has been balanced to meet the conditions prevailing in the intended area of use. When using the compass elsewhere (e.g. during travel abroad), the vertical variation in the global magnetic field causes the rose to tilt. This may make it difficult to take a bearing.
George Dasher wrote:Therefore, I'd think you'd be safe assuming that your compass is calibrated for this zone.
Jeff Bartlett wrote:George Dasher wrote:Therefore, I'd think you'd be safe assuming that your compass is calibrated for this zone.
Allow me to paraphrase George's response.
Dwight: I'd like to know which zone this compass is for
George: No you wouldn't
NZcaver wrote:If it's an eBay seller in the US, it's a pretty safe bet the Suunto is zone 1 (as George said earlier).
Bob Thrun wrote:NZcaver wrote:If it's an eBay seller in the US, it's a pretty safe bet the Suunto is zone 1 (as George said earlier).
If driggs is correct, the Suunto compass that you use in New Zealand should have the zone marked.
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