"Gordon Wedman" wrote in message
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Interesting. I've never heard of "non-magnetic" batteries or, for that
matter, "magnetic batteries". Be interested to hear if you find any.


Inside the Richie cover, they listed 1 EverReady part number and 1 RaOvac
number.

I had never considered the possibility of any battery, other than the old
zinc cased batteries, being non magnetic. I will restate, that the old
batteries I found in this compass did have a dramatic effect on the bearing
I was taking.. Once removed, the bearings coincided with other known
bearings. BTW. The bearing I was trying to take was 004 magnetic while the
compass, with the old batteries, was reading around 315 magnetic. That's a
lot of deviation.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

I'm not on the boat right now but will try to remember to write the numbers
down and do a Google search for them..

Since, personally, seldom use the hand bearing compass, I doubt that it will
be worth the effort or money to purchase replacements that will set in the
locker for years between uses.


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My experience and opinion, FWIW
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Steve
s/v Good Intentions