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Hi Ahmed Here in NZ we have some old Bruntons that had this problem, and someone twisted copper wire around one end of the needle to correct the weighting... its cumbersome but does seem to work. Virginia On 9/03/2012, at 11:04 PM, ahmed abusharib wrote: > Dear Colleagues > > Actually I bought a new Brunton Compass and when i tried to use it > in the filed here in South Africa, it seemed that the needle does > not move freely! > Should I reverse the weight attached to south-seeking end of the > needle? or what to do ? > > Can anybody help me how to solve this problem! > > Thanks > Cheers > Ahmed > > > > > > > > > Dr. A. Abu Sharib > Geology Department > Faculty of Science, > Beni-Suef University, > Beni-Suef, Egypt. > Salah Salem Street. > http://www.bsu.edu.eg/ > Tel: 01518793903 > > > ______________________________ Dr Virginia Toy Geology Department University of Otago Leith Walk (courier) or PO Box 56 (postal) Dunedin 9054 New Zealand Ph: +64 3 479 7506 or +64 21 127 1012 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/people/toy/index.html