constantly forgetting compass...NitekQ question

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does using the compass on the Q eat up the battery faster? not that I would need it for more than a few seconds at a time but I could see circumstances where I may want to ride the compass to/from....
 
does using the compass on the Q eat up the battery faster? not that I would need it for more than a few seconds at a time but I could see circumstances where I may want to ride the compass to/from....

As its using more processing power I would assume it would eat up the battery faster but have no idea how much faster.
 
Hi Chile,
The compass feature does draw a bit more power when in use. It adds a 15% load to the processor. It should not be so much though that it cant be used to follow a heading back to the boat.

Jared
 
Thank you. I will be calling in soon.

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