Hi Chris and all interested parties,

Mistake notice:  This diamagnetic tiltmeter model does require the use of
copper dampening foil on both ends; otherwise the
dampening isn't sufficient for both directions it could respond too.

Take care, Meredith Lamb

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>    In a message dated 12/12/2007, paleoartifact@......... writes:
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> > **** Yes, indeed with adding 1/2" wide copper foil the dampening is
> variable and including up to overdampened.  I removed the extra
> two end magnets and tried using foil only one end and even that is quite
> sufficient.  This likely means that the "open end" could bear a optical flag
> eventually.
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Hi Chris and all interested parties,
 
Mistake notice:  This diamagnetic tiltmeter model does require the use of copper dampening foil on both ends; otherwise the
dampening isn't sufficient for both directions it could respond too. 
 
Take care, Meredith Lamb 



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In a message dated 12/12/2007, paleoartifact@......... writes:

 
**** Yes, indeed with adding 1/2" wide copper foil the dampening is variable and including up to overdampened.  I removed the extra
two end magnets and tried using foil only one end and even that is quite sufficient.  This likely means that the "open end" could bear a optical flag eventually.