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AirGuide Compass

My '91 U280 has a mention of a compass on the options list and I found an unmounted old school marine style AirGuide compass loose in the coach, and the mounting bracket in a drawer.  Any idea where it would have originally been mounted?  I know it a world of GPS a magnetic compass is a relic, but it is kind of cool and I want to reinstall it and wire up the illumination.

Just to be clear this is not the electronic compass later Foretravels use.
Mike & Lilli
1991 GV U280 36' SBI, 3208 Cat, Build #3825
4320 Watts Solar
Kansas City, MO

Re: AirGuide Compass

Reply #1 –
Quote from: rvtinker –
  I know it a world of GPS a magnetic compass is a relic, but it is kind of cool and I want to reinstall it and wire up the illumination.

Wish mine had one, had them on my boats. I'm a "analog guy", if you ever want to get rid of it, I'll give it a good home!  ^.^d
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Re: AirGuide Compass

Reply #2 –
Quote from: rvtinker –
Any idea where it would have originally been mounted?
Would have to be mounted in sight of the driver, so that narrows the possibilities.  On a GV, I would probably hang it from the bottom of the overhead cabinet enclosure, to keep it away from electrical interference from dash components.  Look for old existing holes up there. 
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