Can anyone please explain what "balanced for the Northern Hemispere" means? Guessing it it something to do with Magnetic North vs. Geographic North...
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Timothy,The Earth's magnetic poles are located above the surface of the Earth. When a compass is in the Northern Hemisphere, the magnetic pole is above the compass and pulls up on the North end of the needle. In the Southern Hemisphere the same is true for the South end of the needle. The compass is balanced by adding weight to the North end of the needle for compasses used in the Northern Hemisphere and weight to the South end of the needle for compasses used in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Yes I guess that you are right,however I would look at YouTube and type in which compass to use in Northen Hemisphere
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Timothy, The effect the earth has on the needle of a compass is different in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere. Compasses built for the northern part of the earth, above the equator have the needle "balanced" so that it is level when the compass is level. If you buy a compass built by a company located in the southern hemisphere the south end of the needle will probably float hi as compared to the north end. Cammenga manufactures here in the USA so their compass card is balanced for our local. This military marching compass is really so easy to use. The body of the compass has a nice straight edge along one side making it very useful when you want to align a map to any one of its three coordinates. The military has used this compass for many years and it is a proven performer. Note, if you want lots of features such as inclination, mirror imaging with see through hole, adjustable declination, etc. there are lots of much more complicated compasses available. All compasses point to the same place, magnetic north, no matter who made the compass. However, the earth rotates on an axis running through the North Pole to the South Pole. This axis is not magnetic, it is geographic and called "true north." Magnetic north is off to one side of the axis, though this is a somewhat simple explanation. If any compass points other than magnetic north then it has been adjusted for declination, the difference between true north and magnetic. Declination varies depending on your location on the earth's surface.
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Most likely that is what it means...BUT...I do not know this for sure! Sorry, wish I could be more helpful! Just not 100% on my answer!
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I live in Ottawa, Canada - the great white north. It does hit the mid thirties here (90 plus in the old system). No problems encountered even when baking in the sun all day.
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It does not have a magnetic compass. However it does have a "compass function" which gives you your direction based on GPS data. In other words it can tell you you're going 50 degrees N/NE, while you're moving. But you can't stand in one place and get a direction for north, like you would with a regular compass.
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That depends. What hemisphere are you in? If you are in the Northern hemisphere then that is correct. Otherwise the reverse will be true, except on a leap year when both sides will be equal.
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It seems to be some kind of a mix up. The question is about a coat, but the picture shows a snow blower.
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It seems pretty up to date. I think they are serious about staying current. That said, I'm not a geographical expert so I'm probably not the best person to answer this question.
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I live in NC and the winters are more sever than most northerners think. At times it gets down into the high teens at night and is below freezing and into the high 20s quite frequently. I have lift my little giant out all winter but it is submerged partially in water that was not frozen, and it still works fine.
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Since "north" and "south" are really artificial constructs for a magnet's inherent polarity, it really doesn't matter. If you want to use them for teaching kids they can mark them and figure it out. If you just want to hot glue them into bottle caps for the refrigerator door, that won't matter.
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The little packet of units represent different elevations if you noticed some of the units have two holes some have one by flipping the plastic flaps inside different directions and replacing them with less whole units it represents higher elevation I hope this answered your question
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Here is a post that I found on the net from Brunton Compass company to one of their customers: Since your compass was purchased here in the US, it is most likely one balanced for the Northerly zone 1 which covers N.America, Europe and most of Asia. However, when taking a compass with that balance to the Southerly zone 3, you will experience needle 'dip' where one end of the needle will drag along the top housing of the compass. You could theoretically just hold the compass at a slight angle where the needle swing freely, but this can result in some inaccurate readings. Please let me know any further questions. Best, BRUNTON OUTDOOR And here's another post: Compass balancing Because the Earth's magnetic field's inclination and intensity vary at different latitudes, compasses are often balanced during manufacture. Most manufacturers balance their compass needles for one of five zones, ranging from zone 1, covering most of the Northern Hemisphere, to zone 5 covering Australia and the southern oceans. This balancing prevents excessive dipping of one end of the needle which can cause the compass card to stick and give false readings. Seems to me your best luck would be to buy a compass from the area you are traveling. Best of luck, since I've never used a compass south of New Mexico. Eric GROUP Ryan Perry, Associate Product Manager
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I believe it is a 'balanced' grain nutritionally and is raised where the Natural soil was rich in nutrients not found other places. Now it could be raised other places soooo watch your source. High protien if I remember correctly.
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Global needle works anywhere on the planet on the "G." So, this one is for world-wide use since the magnetic field changes around the globe. The "D" is for declination which is the amount the needle is deflected from a correct north based on your position. Good maps will show this so you can make adjustments to your compass. So, "G" is for the special global needle which will not be confused outside the area it was intended to be used within.
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huh? what in the world is polarity orientation? what is old relief band? you got me stumped.
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There's a ding or dimple at the center of one side. I suppose that's north.
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The supplied chart of the World is seriously out of date and very limited.You would need to purchase a marine chart for your area.
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Sorry for replying so late, but I believe it is a north and south pole magnetic tape.