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Ambient Weather WS-228TBH: Beautiful Garbage.

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rikostan:
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I absolutely love the look of this barometer. The brushed aluminum with the blue is gorgeous. It's super easy to read the face and it's just really aesthetically pleasing. It feels well-made too, but it's wildly inaccurate.

First off, you have to tap it to ensure it moves to the proper location. It doesn't just move on its own at all. Secondly, it's always off by close to a full 0.1 inches.
Currently, my other Trintec barometer, my weather station, and the local airport are all reading 29.985, while the Ambient is at 29.897. I have calibrated it twice since I got it a week ago.

Thirdly, the calibration is crazy sensitive. Just taking the pressure off the screw you turn to calibrate it can make it jump.

The hygrometer is also way off. In fact, I don't think it has moved at all since I got it.

The thermometer seems decently accurate, though, so there is that.
It was $40, so I wasn't expecting something super accurate, but this seems over the top. I wish I could switch out the mechanism because I really do love how it looks.

Speaking of $40 and accurate, the Starpath gets here today!


{EDIT} Just after posting this, I tapped it a few more times and it moved up quite a bit. I had tapped it (giggity) earlier though and it had stopped moving.

Wooks61:

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Speaking of $40 and accurate, the Starpath gets here today!




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Notsorusty:
I remember back in the early 60s; the local TV weatherman, P.J. Hoff, would tap the barometer while the camera would zoom in and see the needle jump. Paper maps and markers for the forecasts. Probably color markers even though the broadcasts were in black and white.

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Wooks61:

--- Quote from: Notsorusty on July 18, 2024, 06:42:37 PM ---I remember back in the early 60s; the local TV weatherman, P.J. Hoff, would tap the barometer while the camera would zoom in and see the needle jump. Paper maps and markers for the forecasts. Probably color markers even though the broadcasts were in black and white.

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