Magnetometer??

Greetings All,
does anyone have an operational magnetometer on their plane. I would like to
find out the distances from electrical wire and ferrous bolts and nuts. The
installation notes has wording like "As far as possible", "Not too close". I
thought for a second that I was talking to my Ex.... If anyone could give
me distances in feet and inches I would really appreciate it, I want to
place the mount in the wing before I finish closing it up. Thanks for any
help you guys can give.
david

("David Koehler" wrote)
[edited for humor]
The installation notes has wording like "As far as possible", "Not too
close". I thought for a second that I was talking to my Ex.... If anyone
could give me distances in feet and inches I would really appreciate it, I
want to place the mount in the wing before I finish closing it up. Thanks
for any help you guys can give.


"As far as possible", "Not too close". I thought for a second that I was
talking to my Ex....

"If anyone could give me distances in feet and inches I would really
appreciate it,"

Um, was that her, the Ex, talking again?


Montblack :-)

"Montblack" wrote in message
...
("David Koehler" wrote)
[edited for humor]
The installation notes has wording like "As far as possible", "Not too
close". I thought for a second that I was talking to my Ex.... If
anyone
could give me distances in feet and inches I would really appreciate it,
I
want to place the mount in the wing before I finish closing it up.
Thanks
for any help you guys can give.


"As far as possible", "Not too close". I thought for a second that I was
talking to my Ex....

"If anyone could give me distances in feet and inches I would really
appreciate it,"

Um, was that her, the Ex, talking again?


Montblack :-)


well,,, If she was talking in distances of feet, she wasn't talking to me.

Oh FYI the magnetometer is for my plane, I got divorced and quit smoking,
wow, have enough money to buy a kit plane....

("David Koehler" wrote)
Oh FYI the magnetometer is for my plane, I got divorced and quit smoking,
wow, have enough money to buy a kit plane....


Congrats on the quit smoking.

What kind of plane is it? I read the 'composite project in the hot garage'
thread a while back. Looked it up again tonight - no plane type ...unless I
missed it.


Montblack

"David Koehler" wrote

Oh FYI the magnetometer is for my plane, I got divorced and quit smoking,
wow, have enough money to buy a kit plane....

I like all of the "good natured ribbing," but I guess in a way, what we are
saying is that weasel words are good enough for what I am guessing you are
asking. If you are asking about where to put a compass, you put it as far
away as you think can, from the ferrous metals and currents, (especially
large ones) and where you still can see it to be easily read. The rest can
be tuned out using the compensators built into the compass.

If that is not what you are asking, "nevermind." g

After all, the best place to put it, would be on a boom out away from the
plane by several feet, or trailing the plane on a long string, but it would
not be of any use to us, either of those places, or any of a number of other
places.

Where do you usually see a compass? If it is a whiskey compass, it is
usually on the glareshield, or at the top of the windshield. Usually, it is
in the middle, so you can see it from both sides of the cockpit, but also so
it is somewhat (more weasel words) in the middle (symmetrically) of the
interfering metals and currents.

If it is a type that has a remote sensor package, then you get lots more
options.

Generally, you put it far away from the engine as possible in an aluminum
plane, or away from metal frame members in a tube and fabric plane. I'm
sure your literature on the specific instrument has some pretty good
guidelines; follow them the best you can, and it will be good enough.

And of course, this advice is worth exactly what you paid for it. ;-)
--
Jim in NC

What kind of plane is it?


let me take a wild guess here, a GlasAir?

So, does that mean it doesn't matter were you put it in a wood and
fabric plane?

"Lou" wrote in message
oups.com...
So, does that mean it doesn't matter were you put it in a wood and
fabric plane?


Nah, you still have to get it away from the nails!

Pete

No nails, just glue

"Lou" wrote

No nails, just glue

I think he knows that. I *hope* he knew that. g

What kind of device? You still have not said.

Low wing, high wing, electrical system, instruments installed, makeup of
instrument panel and materials used in the mountings? More details, if
anyone is to give a reasonable answer.
--
Jim in NC