Re: Wind Vane Sensitivity
The wind vane drove me nuts for a while, but I guess I just got used to it flopping all over the place. String did nothing for me. It needs some serious weight, but I gave up on it.
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Quote from: miraculon on Yesterday at 08:21:22 AMHow is the station sited? Maybe you are getting eddy currents from your roof. I have seen badly behaving wind vanes where they are being affected by...
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Some people prefer sensitivity, others prefer what they think are pretty graphs.The vane is designed to have very low resistance. It's supposed to turn easily. If a 1 MPH wind isn't able to turn it,...
View ArticleRe: New color display for 5N1
I got my new display today. I can tell you that it is 100 times better than the old display that came with the 5-in-1. Teh numbers are large enough and legible enough to be seen from across the room....
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We had almost an hour of calm winds yesterday and I noticed the wind speed was 0 but the wind direction would sometimes change from SSE to S and back to SSE. Nothing major. It's not like it was...
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The wind direction transmits every 36 seconds regardless of the wind speed (which updates every 18 seconds). The lowest non-zero wind speed that will be reported by the hardware is about 1mph. (the...
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Re: New color display for 5N1
Thanks for the review!! It sounds great. Might have to put it on my bday wish list. Is it always illuminated or is there a button like on the blue unit? I'm just wondering if it's something that can...
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Re: New color display for 5N1
Quote from: tandy1000 on Yesterday at 10:20:54 PMThanks for the review!! It sounds great. Might have to put it on my bday wish list. Is it always illuminated or is there a button like on the blue...
View ArticleTemp differences and rain gauge reset.
Hello,I just put up a new Acu-Rite 01057RM weather station. The temperature on the color display is slightly higher than what I am seeing thru the "My Backyard" website on the 5-in-1. I hear the...
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Looks better then I thought it would and I really like the new displays with the white/blue back light as I could finally read it from across the room. That would work well in my bedroom as my backup...
View ArticleRe: Rain Gauge battery life?
I already plan on switching my 3 in 1 sensor to lithium batteries this fall.. I'm just going to wait a bit and see if there's any on 'back to school' sales in the coming month.Last winter it was below...
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Most batteries have dates on them.I bought some online and had to throw them out because they were so old.But, they had 'Free Shipping' LOL
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I'm not sure why your temperature would read higher in one spot than the other as they both get the reading from the same sensor.Also in the owners manual under the installation instructions it tells...
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Quote from: Cutty Sark Sailor on Yesterday at 12:21:24 PMHow is the siting of the Vane/anemometer? And is it level? Thank you for the input. My gauge is about 30ft off the ground, about 6 ft higher...
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Thank you very much. I didn't receive a manual for the 5 in 1. Just a quick start. I think the temperature difference was occuring because the fan had not been working. It did start working later in...
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The temperature difference you are seeing could be a timing issue. The 5in1 transmits temps to the display every 36 seconds while MBW updates every 5 minutes.
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I slid a small, light metal washer over the nose piece of the vane and that did "calm it down" somewhat. It still swings around easily in the slightest breeze.
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Zug,I've had the Acu-Rite 899 rain gauge for about two and a half years. My experience is that it consumes batteries much quicker than either my 3N1 or 5N1 sensors. I've always used Ray-O-Vac...
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Well, below zero where I am is a common thing in the winter so I will be using the Lithium..I'm kinda new to all this and just put up my first station and it's working fine so far.The only problems I...
View ArticleRe: 5n1 Reports -40 Temp; Other Outdoor Sensors Gone
So you are receiving a transmission from the sensor, but the wind, rain and temp are not normal? From the sound of it, it appears it got knocked down and then broken open and wet.
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