On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:22:43 -0000, "Alan Gardiner"
wrote:

Would replacement switches be of the new design? given your remarks I hope
that this is the case.


It's unfortunately not quite that simple. Putting in the new format of
switch apparently requires a compatible and revised type of anemometer
body (or at least the part around the speed switch housing) and was
also accompanied by a change from vertical to horizontal magnet in the
speed cups. So unless a supply of the revised body part was available
and the repair was returned with horizontal-magnet cups then the
answer's probably no.

But in part the point I was trying to make is that even with the
original design, then provided the switch is carefully mounted, the
anemometer would in general be expected to have a long life. The UK
servicing staff are skilled at making this replacement and typically
anemometers that have had the switch replaced have a long subsequent
life.

JGD
www.weatherstations.co.uk