On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:58:49 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:

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In any event I think
the OP is looking for a needle in a hay stack if he wants 100%
accuracy from a compass

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It doesn't seem he's looking for 100% accuracy at all. The issue here
is whether we should be surprised at the Steiner's demonstrated
errors. There is a tendency to be appalled at the performance of such
a high quality instrument. But do our prior expectations come from
some source other than the high price?

Chuck

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