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Subject: Re: Bubble horizon/dessicant
From: Robert Eno (enoid@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Dec 19 2002 - 00:47:14 EST
Congratulations on the arrival of your new baby ;-)
Glad to see that it is healthy and robust!
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Whatcott <betwys@XXX.XXX>
To: <NAVIGATION-L@XXX.XXX>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Bubble horizon/dessicant
> At 03:20 PM 12/18/02, Paul Hirose, you wrote:
>
> > >... the Kollsman is fitted with a
> > > removable cylinder which contains a desiccant to keep the pellicle dry
and
> > > taut. Every once in a while, you must remove this cylinder, dry out
the
> > > desiccant and replace it. ...
>
> > My Kollsman arrived
> >this morning. Looks like it's in excellent condition. Paint is near
> >mint, image is sharp, bubble size adjustable over a wide range,
> >mechanical averager checks out fine. There are two dessicators. One is
> >a tiny capsule visible through the window at the top of the optical
> >tube. The other is in the sextant body. They're both turning pink...
>
> For what it's worth department:
>
> These days, the fancy gelatine capsules with calcium channel blockers,
> beta blockers or whatever blood pressure control nostrums come in a
> plastic jar carrying a little plastic dessicant capsule.
>
> (Which reminds me: NPR carries news of comparitive surveys showing
> a diuretic at 10 cents a pop works better than these $3 a pill affairs:
> a fact fit to put the drug companies' PR reps' blood pressure through
> the roof!)
>
> I would get me to the friendly local pharmaceutical dispenser, and
> sweet talk her, if I were in need of dessicant...
>
> Brian Whatcott
> Altus OK Eureka!
>
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