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Re: speedometer not properly calibrated
"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOT.com> wrote:
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>"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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>> "B. Peg" <bent_peg@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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>>>> How can you check if the speedometer is not properly calibrated and if I
>>>> ask a mechanic to do it how much should it cost?
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>>>If you belong to the Auto Club, they have a roving speedometer check
>>>vehicle. They post its location in their magazine, which is usually at
>>>one
>>>of their local offices. I believe it is a free check.
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>>>The GPS idea is also good.
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>>>B~
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>> But how accurate is the GPS?...I have a Magellan Meridan
>> Gold...not very expensive (or is expense a factor?)
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>> -Gord.
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>If the GPS is WAAS enabled, then it is probably accurate to within 10 or 12
>feet. Without WAAS, it is probably within 30 feet.[/color]
It claims to be, and it claims 'accurate to within 3 meters' so
perhaps it it...but that means the 'speed' is accurate does
it?...(Yes I suppose it does) :)
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)
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