Dear N4KHQ, X-Air and WeatherCat faithful,
Everything was working great until the last 3 days. Now my Pro 2 console has stopped receiving data 3 times from the outside unit. WC log says error receiving and the console has dashes for the outside data. I remove power and a console battery, reapply power, step through the settings which are retained and it starts working again for about a day. The Pro 2 is 8 to 10 year old and working for now.
Sorry to hear that you are having so many problems with your station. If I had to guess, most likely your problem is in the console. The sensors aren't likely to fail all at once and they don't have any sophisticated electronics. Since the ISS electronics is brand new, the most likely cause of failure is the console. You are certainly most unlucky to have both main electronic components fail one after the other.
I don't want to send in back to Davis and be down totally. I think I will order another Pro 2. Will the USB cable I'm currently using working with the new Pro 2? I think I got the cable with Weather Link software. Thanks
Since you are considering buying a new Davis VP-2 station, you might consider carefully collecting all your old components and sending that in to Davis to be refurbished. That way should you have any problems in the future, you would have a complete set of spares for any component. I've thought about this, but my setup is no longer a standard VP-2 so I'm not sure how Davis refurbishes that sort of setup.
Keep us posted on your struggles get back online.
Wishing your luck finally turns around for good!
Cheers, Edouard