Howdy! I'm going to spend next week working on my stationary weather station (a modified Davis) and then I'm going to start focusing on putting together a "Mesomount" type setup equipt with cameras, radio antennas, and the weather station.
Right now I'm considering the new Acu-rite Atlas but I'm thinking it's still in its "debugging" phase based on reviews and what I've read here. Aside from that, I like the all-in-one design for storm chasing. I also like the inclusion of the light and UV as well as the lightning which I've heard produces false lightning strikes. I also like the touchscreen interface and the option to store data on an SD card.
Now I do have some questions, are replacement parts available? Like wind cups, vanes, rain gauge tippers, etc?
Has Acu-rite's customer support improved? The last time I really had Acu-rite products was about 5 years ago and I wasn't happy with their support. Does anyone know if the false lightning strike problem is in the actual insert that installs near the batteries or is it inside the main sensor itself?
So far I like what the kit has to offer. Since this is for storm chasing I have no use for the Access so the base kit for 174.14$ is perfect. I eventually plan on adding the lightning later.
I'd also appreciate pictures of the sensor and display as well as pictures of the different screens on the display especially the graphing and logging.
Thanks.
