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Is this a waste of money?....picked up the last one at Costco on the states for $78....
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Bc_trucker wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:17 pm Is this a waste of money?....picked up the last one at Costco on the states for $78....
Found the wind speeds not that accurate on lacrosse ones. My wind speed died first, then water. Lasted about 3 yrs.
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Radar wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 8:30 am https://shop.weatherflow.com/collection ... d6900fa628

New weather station
I just bought that. Scheduled to arrive on Monday.
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Bonovox wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:14 am I just bought that. Scheduled to arrive on Monday.
Awesome can't wait to hear how the shield holds up for temperature is. I think Abby Sr. Is skeptical it might read too high. Just in time for the Arctic fart.
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Radar wrote: Wed Feb 03, 2021 8:15 pm Found the wind speeds not that accurate on lacrosse ones. My wind speed died first, then water. Lasted about 3 yrs.
Agree l had a La Crosse unit wind speed is terrible.
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Sardisbcwx wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:07 pm Awesome can't wait to hear how the shield holds up for temperature is. I think Abby Sr. Is skeptical it might read too high. Just in time for the Arctic fart.
I'm sure it will have issues, but I liked the all in one unit, price and versatility.
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Bonovox wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:21 pm I'm sure it will have issues, but I liked the all in one unit, price and versatility.
Get'r up and going Bones man.
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Bonovox wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:14 am I just bought that. Scheduled to arrive on Monday.
Did it arrive? We are excited! :ledance:
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Bonovox wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:14 am I just bought that. Scheduled to arrive on Monday.
Reading about them online, they don’t measure rain well and the products battery dies here because there isn’t enough solar energy to charge it with all the clouds.
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Sardisbcwx wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:49 pm I paid just over $300.00 for mine, all seperate units which is the best way to go. Unit HP3501
I’m looking at the hp2553. I want to have separate wind and temp as locations need to be different. Locations exposed to wind seem to always get too much reflective radiation from the sun leading to higher values than accurate. Hope they could go on sale though.
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Radar wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:37 am Reading about them online, they don’t measure rain well and the products battery dies here because there isn’t enough solar energy to charge it with all the clouds.
I’ll have a manual gauge for the rain, so not too worried about that. The battery was a concern, but it has been charging just fine the last few days with cloud cover. We’ll see.
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Bono! Any updates yet on your setup?
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Hound wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:58 pm Bono! Any updates yet on your setup?
Yah, what gives link to your station, reviews pros and cons. Radiation shield does it work good for temp. Bonorman has disappeared for the season. :bs: :lol:
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Bonovox wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:52 am I’ll have a manual gauge for the rain, so not too worried about that. The battery was a concern, but it has been charging just fine the last few days with cloud cover. We’ll see.
Ah manual guage too much work better off buying a blow up doll more fun.
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