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Weather Station Seasonal Maintenance Checklist.
elagache:
Dear WeatherCat fans,
Given California weather patterns, weather stations here really need one annual inspection before the start of the rainy season. So the time has come for me to do that and . . . . . golly where did I put that maintenance checklist?
We had an old checklist on MacWeather that was in need of updating. So I went ahead and cleaned it up and parked it on the WeatherCat Wiki:
http://wiki.trixology.com/index.php/Station_Maintenance
However, given how frenetic my life is, I decided . . . . maybe I need a printed copy. That way, if I can't finish the job, I'll know how far I got by checking the items thus far completed. I've parked a copy of that checklist in a RTF (TextEdit) format on my Canebas server:
http://www.canebas.org/WeatherCat/Wiki%20Support%20Documents/Weather%20Station%20maintenance%20checklist.rtf
That link is also noted on the Wiki entry.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this checklist over the years and if anyone had additional contributions or edits, scoot them my way!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
WCDev:
Nice one Edouard - thanks for this [tup]
elagache:
Howdy Stu and WeatherCat fans, [cat]
--- Quote from: WCDev on October 10, 2012, 11:13:20 PM ---Nice one Edouard - thanks for this [tup]
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No problem . . . I needed it for my station!! Easy enough to share!
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
JosBaz:
Hi WeatherCat fans,
Thanks Edouard for the Maintenance checklist. I used it when cleaning my station over the weekend. [tup]
As recommended on the Wiki, I also put the VP2 console in diagnostics mode to "...avoid collecting erroneous data that might be caused by your mucking around with the instruments."
However, when I reconnected it again after an hour or so, and put it back into normal mode, the console showed 1376,2mm daily rain. ???
So had to go and edit all data manually.
How do I prevent this? My experience is that putting the console in Setup or Diagnostics mode does not prevent erroneous data. I considered clearing the Archive Memory before reconnecting but I think I need Weatherlink for that?
What is your experience? Have I overlooked something obvious?
Many thanks.
Jos
elagache:
Dear Jos and WeatherCat weather station caregivers,
--- Quote from: JosBaz on March 04, 2014, 10:29:12 AM ---Thanks Edouard for the Maintenance checklist. I used it when cleaning my station over the weekend. [tup]
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Glad it was helpful! :)
--- Quote from: JosBaz on March 04, 2014, 10:29:12 AM ---As recommended on the Wiki, I also put the VP2 console in diagnostics mode to "...avoid collecting erroneous data that might be caused by your mucking around with the instruments."
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I must confess I never bother doing that in part because I would have to put both the console and Weather Envoy into diagnostic mode. I'm not even sure there is a diagnostic mode for the Envoy. So I'm afraid I'm little help in terms of experience.
--- Quote from: JosBaz on March 04, 2014, 10:29:12 AM ---However, when I reconnected it again after an hour or so, and put it back into normal mode, the console showed 1376,2mm daily rain. ???
So had to go and edit all data manually.
How do I prevent this? My experience is that putting the console in Setup or Diagnostics mode does not prevent erroneous data. I considered clearing the Archive Memory before reconnecting but I think I need Weatherlink for that?
What is your experience? Have I overlooked something obvious?
--- End quote ---
Honestly, I've used the diagnostic mode only once to make sure that data was coming in clearly from my instruments and it worked perfectly, no erroneous data. I don't think what you experienced is normal for a Davis station. If you are concerned, you might send an email to Davis technical support. Perhaps it is an early sign of trouble with your station. A quick inquiry might give you peace of mind.
Cheers, Edouard [cheers1]
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