On 4 Nov 2005 04:48:20 -0800, "DavidM"
wrote:

A proper airplane degausser and flux meter (??) arrived at the shop
from Halifax, and my AME (= IA/A&P) spent the day carefully degaussing
my plane. Everything that could be easily removed, like the steering
rods, was degaussed externally (the mount and main engine had already
been degaussed during overhaul). The main magnetism was on the left
side of the firewall, particularly where there's a steel band for bolts
to attach. Working very carefully (to avoid introducing any new,
opposite magnetism) he worked over it bit by bit, and believes he's got
it all -- at least, a handheld compass in the plane now indicates close
to the correct direction, rather than always north or north-northwest.

Every ferrous part in the plane showed a bit deflection on the meter
before degaussing.


All the best,


David


I wish you well, and hope you got it all. Thanks for sharing your
tribulations with this ordeal.

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