Customer Reviews:
 OK, but don't expect too much December 10, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I bought this item from a 4 wheel drive catalogue and was a bit disappointed when I opened the package. There were no dimensions in the listing that I ordered it from and was expecting the unit to be a little bigger than it is.
It does seem to accurately show pitch and roll and the mechanism is OK if a little sticky, which is to be expected on an inexpensive unit.(sticky internals means that subtle changes don't show on the display until the unit swings to correct it. If you don't already know what I mean, just picture the gauges moving with 3-5 degree precision on the unit I have. The action isn't smooth)
The clinometer isn't lighted, which may not be important to you. This model isn't advertised as lighted, so this is not a critiscism.
I would have been reasonable satisfied with this product except for one unforgivable flaw. The compass is backwards. More precisely, the magnet in the compass is backwards, but the result ends up the same. If you are facing NW, then the compass will swing to SE on the indicator. The problem is as simple as a reversed magnet, but I don't believe it can be easily fixed. Maybe this is an intermittent issue in production.
In summary, given the compass issue, I would pass on this product.
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