Altimeters

[Twerky 0]

Will a Barigo 12000 foot altimeter still function above 12000? i can see that i wouldnt knom my altitude above 12000...but i just want to make sure that it isnt going to throw off the calibration or damage it.

[Peej 0]

I don't see why not.

If i go above 12000 with my Alti III i just think of 0 as 12 000, 1 as 13000, 2 as 14000, 3 as 15000, etc.

Then once you're below 12000 everything works as normal.

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[Twerky 0]

i understand that...
the problem i am having is that this alt is not configured like the clock style altimeters. it looks more like a speedometer on a car and the 12 isnt the same as 0.

[billvon 2,989]

Depends on the altimeter. Most will 'wrap around' and go to 18,000 feet or so. After that they will stop incrementing but will not generally be damaged.

[Peej 0]

Guess i jumped the gun by ASS-uming they were the same

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[IanHarrop 41]

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i understand that...
the problem i am having is that this alt is not configured like the clock style altimeters. it looks more like a speedometer on a car and the 12 isnt the same as 0.

I'm curious.. is there any way you can post a picture of the device in question?

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[dragon2 2]

It works fine, it just won't tell the the attitude much, beyond "higher than 12k"

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[dragon2 2]

It's just an alti.

http://www.parachutecase.nl/theshop/artikel/instrumenten/images/small-barigo1.jpg

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[IanHarrop 41]

Thanks, now I understand... there is that undetermined space between 12,000 and 0

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[kingbunky 3]

if you look closely, you'll see that it says 'holy crap you're high!' in tiny letters in the gap.

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[IanHarrop 41]

Looks like the perfect altimeter for a Cessna dropzone... never going to get to that holy crap area.

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

[gemini 0]

Although I have not seen one in years, there was a brand that had a stop above 12K. I would suspect it could be damaged by going to higher altitudes since the pressure would cause the needle to push harder and harder on the stop pin.

I have been to 30.5K with my 6 year old Altimaster and it works fine.

Blue skies,

Jim

[bob.dino 1]

To give you a definite answer: yes, it will. The needle will continue to climb without problems. I think of 0 as approximately 13,000ft.

[skydiverton 0]

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Thanks, now I understand... there is that undetermined space between 12,000 and 0

Very simple.
The barigo is a german brand of altimeter.
In germany they jump in meters (like in france). A barigo with a meter scale will show no space between the 0 and 4000meter.
To sell this altimeter to the feet-jumping community the most simple modification is remove the meter-scale and add a feet-scale, without modification of the inside. (If you want to swap from meter to feet simply buy a $5 feet-scale)
As 4000 meters is a little more than 13000ft you will see a gap between 12000 and the 0.

As a barigo owner I can assure you the altimeter works at least to 17000ft.
Probably higher but I never jumped higher than 17000ft.
Have the same barigo for at least 10years. Still functions good.

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[packerboy 3]

I own a Barigo and have checked it against other altimeters in the plane w/ me. 0 seems to be about 13,500ft.

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[IanHarrop 41]

You're right.

I did the on-line conversion thing and 4000 meters is about 13,123 feet

Thanks for defining that "undetermined space"

"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy