I’d like to add a note about the battery for the lighted compass. Without the instructions, I’d have done it wrong and the compass wouldn’t work. Neither would the light!
Do NOT use alkaline battery! It will affect the compass magnet and you’ll never get it adjusted.
You must use a carbon zinc battery, available online. Mine were on eBay. Eveready Heavy duty, with the cat jumping through a “9” on them, like back in the day!
Per the instructions, you must gently cut about 1/16th inch of the paper away at the Positive end of your battery. The battery case is Ground and must be exposed to the spring.
Assemble the light in its plastic tube like this:
Gently slide the spring over the base of the bulb. Put the positive end of your battery in the other end of the spring, being sure spring contacts the battery case where you removed the paper.
Slip the bulb/spring/battery assembly into the clear plastIc tube and then put the tube in The compass, bulb will protrude at the front of the compass.
Replace the square black end piece onto the back of the compass.
Gently press the bulb to turn the light on!
The replacemnt bulb is a number 112, also available online. Some older penlites use it, as well as some lighted magnifiers.
When I bought my Airguide, I saw many reviews where the user guesses it was defective and threw it out. Again, had I not had the instructions sheet, I’d have never known about the carbon zinc battery and removing the paper!
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