On 9/30/2007 8:08:35 AM, Stealth Pilot wrote:

in the original op's dreaming he should have noticed whether the
compass still turned freely.
if it does dream on.
if it doesnt take out the spindle and chuck it in your nearby lathe
and reshape the pointy bit. (this will all be clear in your dream so
clarification isnt necessary here :-) ) get rid of all flats and it
will be a wet one again.
then just before awakening again place the compass down at the bottom
of the panel away from all the heat and it will swim on for another 5
years before dreaming needs to set in again.

Interesting. The compass in the dream was swinging freely after it was
rebuilt but that is good to know nonetheless.

This model of compasses is painted black and, as you know, mounted on top of
the glare shield right in the direct sunlight. At the very least wouldn't it
be healthier for the unit if it were painted white? The removed diaphragm
clearly suffered some serious heat damage.



--
Peter