BTW, Scaled Instruments list a VP2 Supercap for $4.50. On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 5:19:11 PM UTC-6 Jeff A. D. wrote:
> It sounds to me that Marius is most likely correct. If it's working > during the day then the solar panel must be working, and the bad supercap > is draining the battery so it doesn't work at night. (The solar panel does > not charge the battery, just the supercap, the battery is not rechargeable > and is just for backup.) The supercap can be replaced if you have some > soldering skills, or know someone who can do it for you. Also the output > of the solar panel in sunlight can be tested before buying a new one, but > again, to me it appears to be working. > > > On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 4:40:31 PM UTC-6 vince wrote: > >> Highly recommend Scaled. Use their contact link if you have questions. >> The other vendor was Scientific Sales but they don’t seem to have many >> parts anymore. Both had great customer service for me. >> >> On Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 1:47:22 PM UTC-7 Charlie Fortner wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Apr 23, 2024, at 16:20, 'Daniel Rich' via weewx-user wrote: >>> >>> The panel prices have gone up — $86.57 with shipping. >>> >>> >>> That's very expensive. Have you looked at Scaled Instruments? Vince >>> included a link to their selection of Davis parts in an earlier message. >>> I've ordered many parts and at least one VP2 from them. They are very >>> helpful and their prices are good. >>> >>> >>> Charlie >>> >>> -- 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/82c12963-198b-4d1f-9786-602a73658744n%40googlegroups.com.
