Buy CST/berger 17-651 Brunton Style 360 Degree Graduated Pocket Transit with Velvet Line Belt Loop CaseCST/berger 17-651 Brunton Style 360 Degree Graduated Pocket Transit with Velvet Line Belt Loop Case Product Description:
- Circle gradated 360 degrees for optimal versatility
- Dampened for superior stability
- Includes velvet lined, belt-loop case for scratch-free storage and handy transport
Product Description
An excellent instrument for preliminary surveys, topography, geological field work and reconnaissance.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
By Thomas A. Ashley
I purchased this item as a "poor man's transit" to rough out a building site. The price seemed reasonable in comparison to the "real" instruments. The product is crude and economically manufactured in China (what isn't these days?). It's functional, but by no means a precision instrument and the instructions and user manual are crudely translated on a flimsy little rice-paper pamphlet. It's not what I had envisioned and barely usable for my intended purpose.
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By jcordova
simply awesome. An exact replica of the $4-600 bruntons I use in my geology field courses. The only hitch is, at least with mine, the red paint is on the south facing needle, whereas traditionally its on the north.. given the included instructions I would not buy this if you do not already know how to use one.. Unless you're very very intelligent.. If you know how to use it this is an excellent buy my fellow geology students are looking to as a far cheaper alternative to the brunton brand compasses
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By RoninUT
I ordered one of these to help find the property corners at a rural home. It arrived and the south end of the needle was painted red, opposite of how it should be. Also the bubble levels were not properly installed so that when the compass body is sitting on a level surface, the bubbles were not centered.In addition, the needle would align perfectly with the north end pointing to 0 and the south end pointing to 180, but when you turned the compass body around so that the south end of the needle pointed to 0, the north end was a few degrees off of 180. There are three possible causes for this. One would be the needle point the compass needle rides on being off center a bit. Another would be the cup bearing in the needle being off center. Another possible cause would be the graduated ring that rotates to adjust for declination could be off center in the compass body.The first one I received would have earned 1 star but I decided to give them a chance and see how the replacement turned out.I returned it for replacement and Amazon promptly shipped the replacement which arrived two days later.The replacement seems to be properly adjusted and calibrated. But the South end of the needle is still painted red on the replacement. In all other regards it appears to be a satisfactory instrument for the intended purpose.I have a Brunton ball and socket mount and the slots on the side of this compass are not machined to the correct dimensions and it fits loose in the mount. This can be compensated for by wedging some thin cardboard under the mounting tabs to tighten it up. But you shouldn't have to do that. I gave it 4 stars. To get 5 stars they should fix the mounting slot dimensions, and paint the North end of the needle red instead of the south end. And better quality control practices to ensure defective ones like the first one that shipped don't slip through the cracks.In short, if you get a good one it is a pretty nice tool for the price but be prepared to deal with the south end of the needle painted red and you will need to use some cardboard to make it fit a Brunton ball and socket mount if you plan to use it with a tripod.UPDATEAfter doing a little more research, this compass appears to be made by Harbin Optical Instrument Factory in Hong Kong. CST Berger rebrands them. The exact same model can be found without the Berger name and without the markup.
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