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04-18-2005, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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Called up tech support at ICOM. Told him my compass problem and he agreed it is most likely the speaker magnet. (for a little speaker that has a huge magnet) Looks like it is possible to rip it out and use and external. There is a external speaker jack pigtail. However when removing the speaker I will risk the the waterproof-ness of the unit. I will have to seal up the holes when the speaker is gone. (dab some silicone in the holes) I may give this a try tonight. He said to definelty buy a good waterproof external 4 ohm speaker for it even if it is mounted inside a console.
Slip, yeah I do but the radio is clearly the culprit. I took everything off and added it back one at a time noting comapss changes...whrn the radio went in, it spun like a top. Didn't move much at all for anything else...the most about about one degree when the 10" gps when in and that is inches to the compass.
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04-18-2005, 11:31 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Jim, Just curious, if you turn the radio off is the problem still there?
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04-20-2005, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Cranston
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Compass Problem
I have trouble with my compass too. Something is wrong with it, its
always point to North!!!!
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04-26-2005, 11:57 AM
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Well, I ended up buying the external speaker but I still have not ripped out the radio speaker. After thinking about it I really don't know if I want to effect the integraty of my main radio by destroying its native speaker. It is a saftey thing. I will try and relocate it out of the way (it will be difficult) and not easy to read but I will put the external speaker near the dash. (yes i have a handheld radio too)
I also picked up an electronic compass. This looks great. You can mount the sensor down in the bilge if you want away from anything with a nice digital display with big clear letters of your heading. Of course it communicates with the plotter so it knows headings from courses and tells you which way to steer to maintain course. Looks like a neat toy.
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04-26-2005, 12:50 PM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Jim,
What electric compass did you buy?
We had a KVH on the old boat and it was nice, got a high end meridian on the r/v which isnt as intuitive...
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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04-26-2005, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
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raymarine st40 I I think...only because it is designed to work well with the ray plotter.
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