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Old 18th Aug 2022, 9:26 am   #1
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Default What is this?

This instrument has two screw terminals. No markings that I could see.

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Old 18th Aug 2022, 9:29 am   #2
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Looks like a Dip Circle:-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip_circle
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Old 18th Aug 2022, 11:20 am   #3
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Thank you Graham. That looks like it, I will be able to tell my friend who owns it.

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That is it! I recall using these in the physics lab at Southport Tech back in 1955/6
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Old 19th Aug 2022, 8:52 am   #5
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it looks like a type of scientific compass used for measuring magnetic fields. Can't think of the right name for it.
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it looks like a type of scientific compass used for measuring magnetic fields. Can't think of the right name for it.

Dip circle? #2

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