Compass lost fluid
Any suggestions for replacing some liquid in my Ritche Helmsman compass. I
opened the wrong screws and let some leak out. It may contain a light oil or
glycerin. Is there a filler port on these compasses? Any suggestions would be
welcome. I would rather not send it back to Ritche as the compass may get
damaged in shipment and bringing it to a repair place can tie it up for a while. Sherwin D. |
sherwindu
Jun 24
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| Compasses were filled with absolute ethyl
alcohol. Whiskey compasses.... you could drink it! |
Gene
Jun 26
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| Would that be Schnapps Whiskey? ;-) |
JimH
Jun 26
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| Easier than that.
The mineral spirits would just lay there on top, the alcohol would
dissapear into the water.
Of course isopropanol does have a distinctive smell too. |
gfretwell
Jun 26
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| Might as well pick up a few other items while you're there! |
Gene
Jun 26
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| No, although you could *try* that.... ever *seen* alcohol burn? That
could get interesting...... and exciting! Using alcohol's affinity for water..... I would combine one part water and ten parts of the unknown liquid and
shake vigorously. If it is mineral spirits the total volume of liquid would increase, if
alcohol, the volume would not exceed ten parts. |
Gene
Jun 26
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| 6 dollars for a specific gravity meter at any brew supply store. Just
a note |
Jun 26
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| Now we know why your homebrew tastes like turpentine ... |
Ernest
Jun 26
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| What type of fluid is in my Ritchie Magnetic Compass? Until 2001, all Ritchie compasses (see exception) were filled with
odorless mineral spirits. Ritchie now uses a fluid called Isopar LŪ
that has similar properties but some added benefits over odorless
mineral spirits. These can be mixed together. Exception: Some old style Flat Top Compasses used a mix of isopropyl
alcohol and water. This process was stopped in the 1960s. If you have
a Flat Top Compass, it is recommended that you test the fluid to see
if it is odorless mineral spirits or isopropyl alcohol.
http://www.ritchienavigation.com/service/faq.html It looks like mineral spirits is the preferred medium for Ritchie...
regardless of the trade name.
http://www.msds.exxonmobil.com/psims/AlternateFormat.aspx?DocumentID=477364&DocumentFormat=RTF |
Gene
Jun 25
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| How would you do that? Put a match to it? |
Short
Jun 26
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| Come on, guys. We have enough assholes here without you two going at it. |
HK
Jun 25
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| What is it about 'odorless mineral spirits' that you do not understand? |
JimH
Jun 25
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| Mineral spirits are the correct fluid; I refilled mine recently with
it. Go to Ritchie's website, I found detailed instructions on how to
refill a compass there. |
Jun 25
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| Ritchie is pretty good about "rebuilding" a compass for a flat rate if
you send them a carcass that is essentually complete. It is about half
the cost of the cheapest price I could find to duplicate mine.
I doubt I got any part of my original compass back. It looked like a
new one. |
gfretwell
Jun 25
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| Uh, the fact you didn't cite it in your devoid-of-information reply?
Whadudo, google it up real quick ATF to cover your ass?
JR JimH wrote:
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JR
Jun 25
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| Your assignment for tonight: Read the thread again, this time slowly.
Better yet, have your Dad read it to you as he can explain the big 5 letter
words to you. Please make sure you open the link I provided and have him
read that to you also. Maybe then you will understand. Jeesh. PS. Tomorrow's assignment is write a 300 word essay on why one should not
top post when posting in newsgroups. |
JimH
Jun 25
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| This may help you: http://www.classicmako.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4724 |
JimH
Jun 24
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| Kerosene or clear lamp oil.
JR
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JR
Jun 24
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| From what I have read that is absolutely not the correct fluid to use. |
JimH
Jun 24
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| What sort of liquid would you put in a whiskey compass? |
Ernest
Jun 24
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| That's funny, because that's exactly what my Ritchi compass was filled
with. So, did the items you read which apparently stated that it was
'aboulutey not the correct fluid' state what WAS correct, or were they
just more baseless and factless opinions, like yours?
JR
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JR
Jun 24
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