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Instructions on replacing a Davis ISS circuit board?
« on: October 23, 2014, 10:36:27 PM »
Dear WeatherCat Davis fans,

This is a long shot and I'll post the same question on WX-Forum since that's a larger crowd, but after all this is home!  [sun2]

Would anybody have come across a set of instructions for replacing the circuit board on a Davis ISS?  It looks straightforward except for one thing.  The circuit board includes the radio antenna.  Here is a photo of the circuit board from the Scaled Instruments website:



I suppose you need to push the antenna through somehow, but that looks a little tricky.

Any advice would be most welcome!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]


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WXForum thread (Re: Replacing a Davis ISS circuit board?)
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2014, 10:12:07 PM »
Dear WeatherCat Davis station maintainers,

The folks on WXForum indeed had all the information needed to replace a Davis ISS circuit board.  It is described in this thread over there:

http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=13362.0

So, . . . if anybody else has this problem, that's where to go!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

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Dear WeatherCat Davis amateur surgeons,

The donor organ (new ISS circuit board and enclosure) arrived from Scaled Instruments yesterday.  I had found this Davis video thanks to the folks on the WXForum:

http://youtu.be/sCN3cuqaEEc?list=UUgn5i9-mfK4gQPTdLvXA8ZA

I followed the video carefully and in about 15 minutes I had replaced the circuit board and enclosure.  My station has been running happily ever since!  I hope I have at last solved my problem of da' battery glutton once and for all!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

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Re: Instructions on replacing a Davis ISS circuit board?
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2014, 09:04:54 PM »
Nice to hear these things can be done. Hopefully you still have at least a couple of batteries left in your Herb-sized pack.
Blick


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Only 1 battery left!! (Re: Replacing a Davis ISS circuit board?)
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2014, 09:18:44 PM »
Dear Blick and WeatherCat Davis station caregivers,

Nice to hear these things can be done. Hopefully you still have at least a couple of batteries left in your Herb-sized pack.

Well, . . . . the good news is that I didn't run out, but just by 1 battery!!  

I have a new 8-pack on order . . . . just in case!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

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Re: Instructions on replacing a Davis ISS circuit board?
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2014, 03:03:35 AM »
Good. I think Herb gets a small commission on each 8-pack.  ;)
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Re: Instructions on replacing a Davis ISS circuit board?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2014, 10:40:37 PM »
Ha, Ha! I wish. Congratulations Edouard! All's swell that ends well.

When I've got more time and motivation, I'm going to look into this to see I it can't be a path to repairing my wrecked sister station for less than sending it back to Davis.
Herb