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Suunto MCB NH
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Location Store (Helsinki): Trekking, 11
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Weight
0,036 kg
(with sales package 0,085 kg)
Warranty
12 month(s)
Country of origin
Finland
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Immediately
Detailed availability
Location Store (Helsinki): Trekking, 11
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| Overall rating | (13 reviews) |
Product description
Accurate and Reliable Mirror Compasses
The MC range of mirror compasses provides an invaluable tool for those who place a particular premium on accurate and reliable directional measurements; for example surveyors, miners, architects, rescue patrols, hikers, boaters and the military. The declination adjustment system, standard throughout the range, is especially useful when working in areas of large magnetic variation, while the sighting notch provides superior accuracy.
Two Geographical Balancing Zones
The vertical intensity and direction of the earth's magnetic field, the inclination, influences the horizontal plane of a compass needle according to the latitude where it is used. Due to inclination, compasses must be balanced for different geographical zones in order to keep the needle in a horizontal position.
Previously, the globe was divided into five different balance zones in which specific compasses functioned. However, as people travel more and more, the need for a compass with a greater geographical range has increased. Thanks to Suunto's 'Two Zone System' there are only two balance zones to consider in compass use - the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. In practice, this means that a Suunto compass designed for the northern hemisphere will still work for a fair distance into the southern hemisphere, and vice-versa.
Suunto also makes globally balanced compasses, which can be used accurately all over the world.
The MC range of mirror compasses provides an invaluable tool for those who place a particular premium on accurate and reliable directional measurements; for example surveyors, miners, architects, rescue patrols, hikers, boaters and the military. The declination adjustment system, standard throughout the range, is especially useful when working in areas of large magnetic variation, while the sighting notch provides superior accuracy.
Two Geographical Balancing Zones
The vertical intensity and direction of the earth's magnetic field, the inclination, influences the horizontal plane of a compass needle according to the latitude where it is used. Due to inclination, compasses must be balanced for different geographical zones in order to keep the needle in a horizontal position.
Previously, the globe was divided into five different balance zones in which specific compasses functioned. However, as people travel more and more, the need for a compass with a greater geographical range has increased. Thanks to Suunto's 'Two Zone System' there are only two balance zones to consider in compass use - the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. In practice, this means that a Suunto compass designed for the northern hemisphere will still work for a fair distance into the southern hemisphere, and vice-versa.
Suunto also makes globally balanced compasses, which can be used accurately all over the world.
The approximate size of the packed product or the sales package is 240 x 90 x 27 mm.
Weight
0,036 kg
(with sales package 0,085 kg)
Warranty
12 month(s)
Country of origin
FinlandComments
| Overall rating | ☆☆☆☆☆ |
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Ok.
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— Show originalIt's a toy. The needle is restless because there is no fluid in the needle chamber. With a fixed deviation correction scale, you do nothing in a practical situation.| Overall rating |
— Show originalBy no means the only compass. Guessably light construction, e.g. lid hinge familiar from disposable containers. The buoyancy is obtained by leaving the needle chamber empty, which makes the needle restless. The deviation correction scale should always be adjustable, not here. And that whistle is mostly a joke, a void sound and a bracket left in my hand. To the toy store.Brand