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Title: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: evergreek on June 04, 2018, 09:34:16 AM: Hello all,

We had some thunderstorms overnight and apparently after a 49mph gust - the aerocone flew off my VP2.. has this happened to anyone else ? I’m thinking of drilling some sort of set screw to the side of it.. :/
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: Bushman on June 04, 2018, 10:02:16 AM: I would bet on user error. I can barely get my rain bucket off!
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: evergreek on June 04, 2018, 10:06:01 AM: Quote from: Bushman on June 04, 2018, 10:02:16 AM
I would bet on user error. I can barely get my rain bucket off!

LOL - I wish - but I'm sure it was pretty tight the last time I serviced it :/
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: Bushman on June 04, 2018, 10:16:25 AM: Well either the wind was greater than 49 mph or it was installed incorrectly. I cannot imagine how it would come off, given the keyed/slotted attachment mechanism.
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: WXman on June 04, 2018, 02:50:05 PM: I've had wind gusts literally of cat. 1 hurricane strength over the last 11 years and neither my original rain cone nor my new aerocone have ever flown off. As another person said in this thread, I find it difficult to get it off the ISS when I'm trying!
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: Mattk on June 04, 2018, 03:54:38 PM: It would not have been properly secured with all feet inserted and fully rotated/locked in.
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: Felix1 on June 04, 2018, 04:33:06 PM: Quote from: Bushman on June 04, 2018, 10:02:16 AM
I would bet on user error. I can barely get my rain bucket off!

Agree. Mine's really difficult to get off as well.
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: CW2274 on June 04, 2018, 05:14:31 PM: My original cone was so difficult to remove that I eventually broke two of the four tabs off. #-o The two remaining wern't even diagonal from each other, but on the same side and I used it for months until finally replacing it.
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: WxLover16 on June 04, 2018, 09:57:05 PM: I'm going with user error as well. For me if it's locked in place, it almost takes the jaws of life to get it back off.
Title: Re: Davis aerocone VP2 flew off in high wind?
Post by: Aardvark on June 04, 2018, 11:12:08 PM: someone could have taken it off and then left in a hurry when you or someone showed up, Lookie if you have the cone, put it back on and be happy. If not buy one and it should lock .