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unconventional lid design that swings a full 360 degrees in both directions and two axes that allow precise measurement of vertical and horizontal angles on all configurations of bedding surfaces. It also breaks from traditional transit functionality in orienting north in-line with the major axis and in sighting through this hinge without the standard mirror and sight arm.
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743:, Silva.se, retrieved 10 April 1997: Each 25TDCLE/Type 225 compass featured an integral nonmagnetic battery-powered lighting system. The 25TDCL and TDCLE were guaranteed to function accurately at temperatures from -40°F to +140°F, and were individually tested for reliability, accuracy, and durability, including a 3-way drop test followed by quality check inspection.
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series, and returned to a traditional needle design for the magnetic north indicator. The current TruArc baseplate compass line uses rare-earth magnets to stabilize the north indicator needle. Equipped with 'deep-well' liquid-filled capsules, all TruArc compasses were designed from the outset to work
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Brunton launched a new series of illuminated field survey instruments and general outdoors (baseplate-style) compasses at the OutDoor show in
Friedrichshafen, Germany, June 18, 2017. The Omnisight LED is a lensatic (direct-sighting) surveying compass reminiscent of the previous Brunton Clinomaster,
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fire-fighting crews. Assigned an NSN stock number, the compasses were stocked in survival kits for U.S. Navy and Marine flight crews. These Model 8010 compasses used clear baseplates and were equipped with lanyards. The compasses were shipped in plain cardboard boxes with military stock number NSN
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Ainsworth Inc. was owned by a series of corporate conglomerates, and product quality varied as the company changed hands repeatedly. In 1972, a group of businessmen from Riverton, Wyoming bought the company and formed Brunton, Inc. In Riverton, Brunton began producing a new series
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Outback could be tilted in use up to 15 degrees while producing accurate readings. Storing up to 10 bearings in its memory, the Outback also featured a night navigation mode with illuminated arrows to warn the user if he walked
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compasses remain, technologically speaking, the high-water mark of the Silva of Sweden 'Ranger' design. Another advanced Silva design sold by
Brunton was the Model 54LU (Silva Expedition 54), a sophisticated prismatic baseplate compass marketed to foresters, surveyors, geologists, and SAR teams.
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featured bright 'optic green' acrylic baseplates combined with a 'deep well' capsule and top-hat mount needle pivot in order to function in most magnetic zones. Brunton often included UTM and map scales with these compasses for U.S. standard 1:24,000 and 1:62,500 USGS topographic maps. The
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Transit (F-5011 and F-5012) intended specifically for geologists. The Axis Pocket Transit offered for the first time simultaneous measurements of strike, dip, trend, and plunge in a variety of configurations. The Axis Pocket Transit features an
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Eclipse design, Brunton incorporated several design changes including a deep-well 'global' vial, a serrated outer bezel, and map meridian lines imprinted in the base of the housing (to aid in map orientation). Unlike older
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December 2009, Fiskars announced the sale of Brunton Inc. to Fenix Outdoor AB, a Swedish company. As a result of Fiskars divestment of Brunton Inc., Silva of Sweden AB ceased all exports of its Swedish-made compasses and GPS devices to North America, including the
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compasses reported issues with air bubbles forming in the compass vials as well as parallax issues when using the sighting mechanism. The shallow capsule depth also limited the compass' ability to point accurately to north in varying magnetic zones.
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was first patented in 1894 by David
Brunton, who commissioned William Ainsworth & Sons to manufacture his invention in Denver, Colorado. The company later incorporated as William Ainsworth Inc. and for many years produced the
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Instrument Co. The 9030 omitted the usual acrylic baseplate in order to minimize bulk (it weighed only 1 ounce), yet could still be adjusted to hold a set course or take bearings from a map.
148:, a simplified evolution of the Pocket Transit incorporating a compass and clinometer, intended for use in training students in the fields of geology, forestry, mining, and surveying. The company soon began marketing the
187:, a map (baseplate) compass with folding cover and mirror sight. In the same year, Brunton introduced the Model 9020. This small baseplate compass was designed for hikers, outdoorsmen, and hunters.
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Canadian-born geologist and mining engineer, and William Ainsworth, a skilled watch repairman, founded Brunton in 1895. The firm is most famous for its earliest product, the
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featured an electronic compass, barometer, and barometric altimeter in addition to GPS functionality. With a relatively high energy consumption of 210 mA (or 270 mA with illumination on), the
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compasses were assembled in Riverton, Wyoming from components made in the United States. As of 2012, Brunton was the only major compass manufacturer with U.S.-based production facilities.
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range of imported liquid-filled baseplate compasses featuring low-profile vials, a magnified readout in 1-degree increments, and an unconventional, patented
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iFinder. This product also failed to gain a significant share of the handheld GPS market, and Brunton discontinued all handheld GPS receivers in 2009.
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magnetized disk in place of a traditional pointed needle, set into an extremely shallow liquid-filled capsule. The
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brand compass. Initially, Brunton sold Silva of Sweden compasses and GPS devices imported from Sweden under the
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6605-00-553-8795. Brunton discontinued all 8000- and 9000- series compasses in 2011.
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Navigation Tips and Techniques with Brunton and Suunto
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562:"Tips for selecting a Brunton pocket transit"
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