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Weather Station Hardware => LaCrosse Technologies/Hyundai => Topic started by: daman on October 07, 2016, 08:21:04 PM

Title: WS-2816CH-IT and C84612 ??
Post by: daman on October 07, 2016, 08:21:04 PM

Can someone give me a review on these two models a place has them on sale and im just wondering how good a station they are?

Title: Re: WS-2816CH-IT and C84612 ??
Post by: daman on October 13, 2016, 06:00:21 PM

No one has these models?

Title: Re: WS-2816CH-IT and C84612 ??
Post by: mwall on October 13, 2016, 07:07:22 PM

my brother has had a C84612 running reliably for 3 years now in the central US east coast, feeding data into weewx.  luc has been running a ws28xx station in suriname for about that long as well.

console batteries need to be replaced about once per year (shortest time was 9 months, typical is 11-12 months)

sensor batteries last longer.

use the battery monitor graphs in weewx and you'll get a one to two week notice before the battery voltages are too low for accurate data.  or use a weewx alarm to send you an email when the batteries start to falter.  if you wait too long, you'll just get wacky temperature and humidity readings.

m

Title: Re: WS-2816CH-IT and C84612 ??
Post by: daman on October 13, 2016, 07:45:41 PM

Thanks, how's the range on it?

Title: Re: WS-2816CH-IT and C84612 ??
Post by: mwall on October 13, 2016, 07:54:35 PM

usb transceiver to console is pretty limited - 10 meters through 3 wood framed walls

console to instruments is about 60 meters through a few interior walls and an exterior wall with vinyl siding

on the plus side you gain a bit of distance since one of the instrument clusters is a relay for the other

Title: Re: WS-2816CH-IT and C84612 ??
Post by: daman on October 13, 2016, 08:04:47 PM

Hmmm ok thanks