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Ecowitt Hardware Confusion - Looking for alternatives
box:
--- Quote from: Pickers on December 20, 2022, 01:59:02 PM ---thanks so much for the info, had already looked at weatherspares but their prices are basically the full RRP and their delivery dates are post Christmas.
Ive now pretty much given up anyway as a bad idea. I really dont like the fact that everything seems to come out of the same factory and just gets re badged - there doesnt appear to be any original manufacturer hardware May just get another very cheap one and wait until someone brings out something new and innovative, think my old one was under £100 and lasted for many, many years, really nothing much has changed other than wifi capability since I bought my last one which is amazing considering there wernt smart phones when I bought that
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Fine Offset is the OEM and their retail outlet is Ecowitt, AFAIK you cannot buy direct from Fine Offset
My ecowitt station has been going strong for 2 years and most users on this forum recommend Ecowitt as a budget alternative to Davis
I have no experience with Bresser but they are still in business - if they meet your needs why not stick with them?
Arkadiusz_w:
--- Quote from: Pickers on December 20, 2022, 04:13:13 AM ---I have been looking to buy my husband a new weather station and wanted to spend around the £150-£300 mark, ideally nearer £200. He has had for many years I think an Aercus Instruments WS1093 Touchscreen Weather Station which was cheap and cheerful and lasted for years but now the wind measure doesnt work properly any more so hence my wanting to get him a new one for Christmas, although I now wish I hadnt started looking. It seems many people on here rave about Ecowitt (or the various rebadged options). I have been looking into them, unfortunately it seems they are really only through Amazon in the UK and the prices fluctuate by the day. I was thinking of the following until the price hiked by £26.00 last week and then a further £44.00 over night to £290 so now wouldn't buy that now knowing its been so much cheaper in the last week :(
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08342SLWH/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A3BKNHPQNWVVB9&psc=1
The biggest problem I am finding with Ecowitt apart from the frequent price changes & the rubbish 1 year warranty is that I can make no sense of their model numbers. Even the matrix on the sticky thread doesnt help this query. what is the difference between these two models below. The pictures are slightly different in that one shows the metal pole, the other difference appears to be the the wind direction sensor is on the top of one and on the bottom of the other. There is no model number for this array to be able to research the differences. has anyone come across this before is one array older or cheaper than the other. Ecowitt EU should list ALL the part numbers on their pages on Amazon otherwise you have no idea what you are buying.
HP2551AE-DE
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B099255R6C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3BKNHPQNWVVB9&psc=1
HP2551AE-DE-US
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07XR745RH/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3BKNHPQNWVVB9&psc=1
Also the other issue I have is that the Ecowitt consoles run on mains, so what happens in a power cut. All these consoles seems so outdated for the kit. I appreciate many people use their laptops and phones but the reason we have a weather station in the first place is for an instance glance on the kitchen wall.
Bresser seems to get slated on here, can I ask why, they seem to have a far better warranty - 3years, dont appear to be re-badged generic chinese hardware (although I maybe wrong) and their consoles look to be better although now wont arrive in time for Christams. Were Davis a better price and has a decent console/display I would go for them but they are way beyond our price point with displays that belong to the early 1990's.
May have to give up on this as being a bad idea. :(
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Ecowitt for its HP2560_C and HP2550_C products and related consoles and the GW1100/GW2000 has released this solution.
https://shop.ecowitt.com/products/6700mah-power-bank-with-plug-1
HaraldS:
This year, I switched to Ecowitt from Ambient due to broader sensor support and have been happy so far.
I use a small LiIon based passthrough backup battery to power both the HP2561 panel and a DSL router/Access point in case of power failures. They run for at least 24hours off this.
alanb:
--- Quote from: HaraldS on December 22, 2022, 11:29:57 AM ---This year, I switched to Ecowitt from Ambient due to broader sensor support and have been happy so far.
I use a small LiIon based passthrough backup battery to power both the HP2561 panel and a DSL router/Access point in case of power failures. They run for at least 24hours off this.
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Could you tell us the brand/model of the passthrough battery power bank you use? Thanks!
HaraldS:
TalentCell 12/24V Lithium ion Battery Pack PB240B2, Rechargeable 35000mAh 129.5Wh Li-ion Batteries with DC 24/12 Volt and 5V USB Output for LED Light Strip, CCTV Camera, Smartphone and More
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YQHG31B/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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