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John,

I just got my Mk IXA and everything seems to work to some extent,
although the bubble cannot be made to disappear, I will probably have
to fill the chamber some, but at the moment the bubble seems to be
just about the right size, so I should be able to make a sun shot or
so (if the clouds would only disappear).

I have one problem for night shots, though: I cannot seem to find what
type of battery should go in. I have checked Steve Grobler's site
(www.users.bigpond.com/bgrobler/sextant/sextant.html) and all the
links this provides with some very useful data coming up, but no specs
for the battery.

Can anyone help me out here? I don;t have the 12/24 V attachment, so I
will have to work with the batteries in the battery compartment.

And John, would you say that the manual you mention adds enough
information to what is available via Steve Grobler's site to warrant
the (rather expensive) purchase of that manual?

And does anyone have a comparison with the other Mk IX manual
available on eBay (auctions like 150133632158 which has finished)?

thanks

Ronald

On Aug 7, 1:55 pm, John Gilbert  wrote:
> Those amongst us who enjoy owning and using these sextants may be
> interested to hear of a newly written manual in Adobe Acrobat format
> covering detailed repair and reconditioning of this model. It is
> currently being sold on eBay under auction #230159242513, seller name
> okianga.
>
> I have no pecuniary interest in the manual but having purchased it,
> read it and compared it with my experiences repairing my own Mark IX
> sextants, I can unreservedly recommend it to anyone with basic manual
> skills and an interest in keeping these sextants in operating condition.
>
> John Gilbert
> Adelaide, South Australia


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