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Old November 13th 04, 02:24 AM
Ron Rosenfeld
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:35:54 -0500, Dave Butler
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Is the compass card not mechanically connected to the gyro?


Bingo!

That's why precession is minimal with this unit. I believe it is called
"electro-optical" coupling, but don't ask me to explain it :-)


--ron