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16 years 10 months ago #58476 by Tonybwf
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Hi all,

again tonight iv had problems with my scout with accuracy being out a good few degrees and i aint happy.....im getting a constant magnectic interferance warning onit ok i had this problem in my housing estate i thought ye cars,aerials etc etc but tonight i was in the middle of nowhwere away from my car no aerials,wires and im was getting a warning im so annoyed with it now...anyone know how sensitive these things actually are???? :x

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16 years 10 months ago #58478 by dave_lillis
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are you carring a mobile phone, maybe it can interfere with it ??

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16 years 10 months ago #58523 by Tonybwf
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Gs dave i never thought of that....but i didnt have my fone with me all the time

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16 years 10 months ago #58588 by pj30something
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Yeah i thought about the mobile phone too. Any metal plates or pins in your body?

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16 years 10 months ago #58607 by Frank Ryan
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My mobile phone effects the Level North sensor in the ETX if I'm near it.

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16 years 10 months ago #58608 by pj30something
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LMAO................

I just thought about something that could be causing my scout to play stupid with me (when it does).

It could be the big lump of metal im sitting on..............also known as a wheelchair.

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