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Re: Davis Reliability/Service ??
« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2014, 10:34:11 PM »
If my experience with a Fine Offset (National Geographic 265C) is anything like the rest of their line - DO NOT buy it.  Total waste of time and money.  Thankfully Costco took it back.
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Re: Davis Reliability/Service ??
« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2014, 10:51:55 PM »
If I were forced to make an assumption on why Rainwise overall rating was lower then the Davis I would guess the high cost vs. the other stations that had similar specifications.  In any case, specifications are only as good as how something performs in the real world.

Performance per dollar is a good way (I guess) to rate a station.  Does it perform as well as you think it should for what you paid for it?  That is subjective and will vary from person to person.  And how does one put a value on customer service?  I was not thrilled at all with OS or LaCrosse.  I was very happy with my experience with Davis.
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Re: Davis Reliability/Service ??
« Reply #27 on: July 10, 2014, 12:06:11 AM »
and more Davis detail http://goo.gl/NVfpLN  and http://goo.gl/Gb2WzI
and you may already know that the Davis was used for both the Niagara and Grand Canyon tightrope crossings http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nik-wallenda-completes-tightrope-walk-across-gorge-near-grand-canyon/ and at both the Summer and Winter Olympic sites.  Speaks of confidence in critical situations.
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Re: Davis Reliability/Service ??
« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2014, 12:18:12 AM »
Perhaps I missed it in this thread but one thing that hasn't been mentioned is the length of time Davis equipment lasts sitting outside exposed to whatever mother nature throws at it 24/7/365. Davis equipment is placed all over the world from the North Pole to the South Pole, on mountain tops and deserts everywhere. Somehow, this overpriced, outdated hunk of plastic just keeps ticking!  :-P

I have several friends who felt I spent too much for a weather station (a Davis VP2) while they got bargain prices for some LaCrosse, Oregon Scientific, or Acu-Rite units. All of them died within the first two years of operation mainly due to not being able to withstand the UV rays. Their cases, wind-vanes and anemometer cups all either froze-up or became very brittle. My Davis unit has experienced NONE of those problems. Now, to be honest, I have experienced three failures of my anemometer due to the magnetic reed failing. My last round of problems with was solved when Davis came out with a new design that eliminated the reed switch. In over 8-1/2 years I have had one super-cap go bad but otherwise, it has run nicely.

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Re: Davis Reliability/Service ??
« Reply #29 on: July 10, 2014, 12:46:37 AM »
Good point I did try to point out the Davis plastic and parts are not typical plastic and parts that will destruct in a couple summers. “Sensors are coated, potted, and over molded with extensive testing for extreme wind, UV, and salt/corrosion protection."
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Re: Davis Reliability/Service ??
« Reply #30 on: July 10, 2014, 02:18:50 AM »
and more Davis detail http://goo.gl/NVfpLN  and http://goo.gl/Gb2WzI
and you may already know that the Davis was used for both the Niagara and Grand Canyon tightrope crossings http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nik-wallenda-completes-tightrope-walk-across-gorge-near-grand-canyon/ and at both the Summer and Winter Olympic sites.  Speaks of confidence in critical situations.
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For what it's worth, Mike Bettis had a Vue on the tornado chaser car for The Weather Channel.
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Re: Davis Reliability/Service ??
« Reply #31 on: July 10, 2014, 10:17:36 AM »
and more Davis detail http://goo.gl/NVfpLN  and http://goo.gl/Gb2WzI
and you may already know that the Davis was used for both the Niagara and Grand Canyon tightrope crossings http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nik-wallenda-completes-tightrope-walk-across-gorge-near-grand-canyon/ and at both the Summer and Winter Olympic sites.  Speaks of confidence in critical situations.
Paul

For what it's worth, Mike Bettis had a Vue on the tornado chaser car for The Weather Channel.
So THAT explains those high wind speeds!  :)
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