[wxqc] Pros and Cons On OSI WMR-968

[Rory]

Wow Isaac, your post speaks volumes of info. Maybe I will go for the Davis
unit and not play around with sub-standard units.
I really would like to put a reliable station and of course feed the data to
the net.

Thanks for the input.

Rory

On 6/11/07, Isaac Kishk (CW6261) <ikishk+wxqc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've had the OSI wmr-968 for over a year now.  My various complaints
> range from idiotic support to insanely stupid engineering.
>
> - The rain bucket doesn't "clear" its last reading for 2 hours after.
> so you could have a rainfall rate of .16in/hr for 2 hrs, while it was
> only a 5min shower. RMA'd... turns out that the way it was designed.
> - the solar panel on my anemometer stopped working, which caused it to
> run on batteries.  I attempted to remove the panel to drain it and
> reseal it, but it was manufactured in such a way that removal is
> impossible w/out destroying.  The leads from the solar panels are
> hotglued on the opposite side of the plastic housing you unscrew.  so
> unscrewing it and slowly pulling it apart pulled the wires. RMA woulda
> taken 6 months. whatever, i attached my own panel.
> - the solar panel on my rain bucket decided to just stop working out
> of the blue. RMA'd.. works fine now.
> - my thermohydrometer started reading 10-15oC extremes out of the
> blue.  turns out it had rust in it from condensation.  RMA'd, bought
> anotehr one in the interim.
> - the main base unit makes a loud "television" type barely audible
> tone when the backlight is on.  Bought a second one for my office,
> same problem.
> - you cant disable the loud beeps on the base unit (unless you cut the
> leads to the speaker).
>
> When dealing with support, they are happy to help, you just have to
> play CSR roulette to find someone who knows what "anemometer" is.
> Once you find them, they will gladly do your RMA.  When you ask for an
> ETA, that's another story.  The products are almost ALWAYS
> backordered.  they use some outfit in china to mass produce them in
> spurts.  instead of stocking a warehouse, they only order enough to
> "cover" the backorders and RMAs.  I ended up ebaying a
> hydrothermometer because they had a 4 month wait on a  new one.
> crazy.
>
> I'm the type that doesn't mind an occasional glitch, but I wish I
> spent the extra money for a real system, not some radio shack "good
> enough" system.  feel free to email me directly if you need more
> details on my setup or any of the situations I described.
>
> On 6/11/07, Rory <amsoiltek at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi gang, I'm looking to put up a station and have been comparing both
> the
> > ProVantage and the OSI units.
> > Anyone have any feedback on the WMR-968 I know it's a lot less than the
> > Davis gear and I know you get what you pay for.
> >
> > Thanks for your input.
> >
> >
> > Rory
> >
> >
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