DGX Deluxe Pro Compass w/Bungee Mount and Cord
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DGX Deluxe Pro Compass w/Bungee Mount and Cord
- Liquid-filled compass
- Ribbing on the bezel offers a secure grip
- Deluxe Pro Compass features a tilt potential of +/- 30°
- Easy-to-read high contrast numbers with side-window
- Low profile depth compensating bungee mount
The professional grade Deluxe Pro Compass features a tilt potential of +/- 30°. The liquid-filled compass has a phosphorescent compass card with fast accurate response and a large side reading window. The firm grip bezel, offering very easy-to-read large high contrast numerals with a ratchet at every fifth degree, is smooth turning in all conditions. Includes a low profile depth compensating bungee mount plus the bungee (aka shock cord). Available in versions balanced for either the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere.
Quality analog compasses have the compass card balanced on a needlepoint spindle, however a strong enough g-force impact on the compass body can knock the card off the spindle rendering the compass useless. The Pro Compass, with its larger body and increased tilt potential, is therefore more sensitive and requires additional caution to protect the compass from g-force impact.
| Brand | DGX |
|---|---|
| SKU | DX-90500x |
| Weight | 0.300000 |
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Compass Balance Zones
High quality analog compasses are designed for use within a certain area of the globe because the earths magnetic field not only varies horizontally, but also vertically, causing the needle to dip downward when the case is held level. The compass needle card is balanced with a small weight to counteract the downward dip, so the needle card does not drag or stick on the top or bottom of the capsule. If you take any compass to a significantly different part of the globe than where it was balanced, check the compass carefully before relying upon it. Our technical diving compasses are balanced either for the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere
Note that digital compasses, like the ones becoming popular in dive computers, do not have balance zones. Digital compasses are universal because they have a user 'calibration' feature, which is performed in the region where the diver plans to use the compass. A change in region simply requires a recalibration before use in a different location.
