Thanks for the reply! (And thanks also Graham and Tom) I replaced the battery a while back when I first started having issues, I suspect the solar panel is shot so it no longer charges. The panel prices have gone up — $86.57 with shipping. Given that I’m within driving distance of their offices, you would think I could at least save on the shipping! :-)
Between yours and a couple other replies, it sounds like my best bet is to go ahead and repair this station — especially since I already have the UV sensor and the station does everything I want. It also looks like their tune up kit isn’t an option, as it isn’t compatible with the old rain gauge that I have. I would probably have to replace the whole thing with the newer Aerocone. I may need to call them and check. — Dan Rich <dr...@employees.org> | http://www.employees.org/~drich/ | "Step up to red alert!" "Are you sure, sir? | It means changing the bulb in the sign..." | - Red Dwarf (BBC) > On Apr 22, 2024, at 09:00, vince <vinceska...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Based on your description it sounds like a new battery (CR123 - $10) and > perhaps a solar panel ($55) will handle the data problems, but I'd suggest > doing just the battery first to see. > > Adding UV/solar to a Davis is crazy expensive. There seem to be a lot of > different replacement rain gauge assemblies available in the $60-85 range if > you poke around online at Scaled Instruments (link > <https://www.scaledinstruments.com/product-category/davis-instruments/parts/vantage-pro2-parts/>). > Those guys are pretty responsive in my experience if you want to email > questions. > > You could probably sell your VP2 for more than the price of whatever you're > thinking of replacing it with. > > On Monday, April 22, 2024 at 8:34:33 AM UTC-7 wwwd...@gmail.com wrote: >> My Vantage Pro 2 is showing its age. The solar panel needs to be replaced, >> as I'm losing the station connection once the sun goes down and regularly >> having issues with the rain gauge not registering rainfall. I know that I >> can send it into Davis for a tune up ($225 do buy the parts, $400+ if they >> do it), but given the cost of that I'm wondering if it is just time to >> replace it. It also doesn't give me warm fuzzies that I never heard back >> from them when I tried to contact them about a repair. >> >> Does anyone have a recommendation for a replacement station that doesn't >> break the bank like the Vantage Pro? Ideally I would like to have the same >> basic sensors and be able to add UV and solar radiation, as I use that to >> make sure my rooftop solar is producing appropriately. And of course, >> continuing to work with weewx is a requirement! :-) >> >> Thanks! >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CCACF78E-F6F1-429B-86CA-66CF648FEA5C%40employees.org.
