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Re: Beginner
From: Asbjørn Djupdal
Date: 2005 Sep 13, 08:34 +0200
From: Asbjørn Djupdal
Date: 2005 Sep 13, 08:34 +0200
Billwrites: > If the error is relatively consistent within a batch, perhaps index error is > the culprit. I have no first-hand experience with plastic sextants, but > from what I have read IE appears to vary to much more within a batch, or > from batch to batch, than does a metal sextant. And it does. But I check for this after each sight. Asbjørn