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Article #9807Re: Flux Gate Compass
From: 2668-Charles A Sherwood(Z550900)...
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 1991 20:53
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 1991 20:53
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In article <1991Jan25.165409.8299@news.larc.nasa.gov> kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey) writes:
>In article <1991Jan25.032656.3794@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU> steveq@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU (Stephen Quigg) writes:
>
>c. There weren't any flux-gate compasses used in WWII.
WRONG WRONG WRONG. I have one!! It was the main nav compass for a B17.
I purchased mine from one of the surplus places about 5 years ago.
There was an article several years ago in one or the electronics mags about
how to play with these. I believe it was in the hardware hackers column.
I have not managed to make my WWII flux gate work, for several reasons.
1) lack of doumentation.
2) lack of the electronic section, I have the flux gate and the indicator.
3) Its a three phase system, all new systems are two phase.
I believe they used a three phase system, because all they had for
indicators were syncro motors.
--
Chuck Sherwood cas@mtc.com 708-305-3470
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!att!mcdchg!tellab5!mtcchi!cas From: cas@mtcchi.uucp (2668-Charles A Sherwood(Z550900)0000) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.ham-radio Subject: Re: Flux Gate Compass Message-ID: <1991Jan28.205348.11533@mtcchi.uucp> Date: 28 Jan 91 20:53:48 GMT References: <541@cow.ecs.oz> <2939.279ef15b@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> <1991Jan25.032656.3794@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU> <1991Jan25.165409.8299@news.larc.nasa.gov> Reply-To: cas@ihcgf.UUCP (2668-Charles A Sherwood) Organization: Memorex Telex Corporation NSBG/STP Lines: 25