----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----A degaussing tool is a hoop that is wrapped with a huge amount of copper wire, connected to an AC source. In other words, it is half of a transformer. When plugged in it produces a pulsating magnetic field. I got mine from a TV repairman who was going out of business. It is about 14" in diameter. TV repairmen would wave it around just in front of a TV screen to remove residual magnetic areas. New TV screens now have automatic degaussers in them, making this unit obsolete. I have used my degausser on several airplanes with good success. I waved it around the engine and engine mount, and worked my way back to the instrument panel. (Mumbling magic words at the same time really impresses the owners.) I will loan mine out for the price of shipping if I am guaranteed to get it back.
Syd Cohen
Jack Lewis wrote:
Charlie, try degaussing the airplane. It may have picked up a magnetic problem. An avionics shop may have a degaussing tool.Actually how do you degauss a airplane.Ford had the same problem with their compasses in the Explorers. They degaussed the area around the windshield to correct the variation. I was going to suggest that be done, but really don't know how it is done. What is the principle behind it? Jack .
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