Why would the "browse records" window show that at 6.30 this morning the
machine seemed to fail to record data
We have the time then dashes in 3 columns, out hum, dash in dew pt, wind
speed as 0.0 !! [17 and 18 either side] dash for wind dir, 0.00 for wind run
adn speed, 4 dashes, bar is entered as the same above and below, rain 0.00,
inside temp and hum correctly recorded, Wind Samp as 0 [2080 and 187 above
and below]

Thanks for any insight


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Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

Jill wrote:
Why would the "browse records" window show that at 6.30 this morning the
machine seemed to fail to record data
We have the time then dashes in 3 columns, out hum, dash in dew pt, wind
speed as 0.0 !! [17 and 18 either side] dash for wind dir, 0.00 for wind run
adn speed, 4 dashes, bar is entered as the same above and below, rain 0.00,
inside temp and hum correctly recorded, Wind Samp as 0 [2080 and 187 above
and below]

Is it a wireless VP? Mine very occasionally doesn't record data for one
read which I put down to the distance between the station and the
wireless box inside.

Jonathan
Canterbury

Jonathan Stott wrote:
Jill wrote:
Why would the "browse records" window show that at 6.30 this morning
the machine seemed to fail to record data
We have the time then dashes in 3 columns, out hum, dash in dew pt,
wind speed as 0.0 !! [17 and 18 either side] dash for wind dir, 0.00
for wind run adn speed, 4 dashes, bar is entered as the same above
and below, rain 0.00, inside temp and hum correctly recorded, Wind
Samp as 0 [2080 and 187 above and below]

Is it a wireless VP? Mine very occasionally doesn't record data for
one read which I put down to the distance between the station and the
wireless box inside.

Yes
I am curious - why should this happen out of the blue and for one reading
only ?


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regards
Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

Yes I am curious - why should this happen out of the blue and for one
reading only ?

This happens to me as well, data is logged every 15 minutes, but once in a
while, maybe no more than once every few weeks, it fails to take a reading
and the data for that particular time is blank.

Don´t know why it does it but it could be the rather large distance between
the receiver and the sensors.
_______________
Nick G
Exe Valley, Devon
45 m amsl

In message , Nick G
writes
Yes I am curious - why should this happen out of the blue and for one
reading only ?

This happens to me as well, data is logged every 15 minutes, but once in a
while, maybe no more than once every few weeks, it fails to take a reading
and the data for that particular time is blank.

Don´t know why it does it but it could be the rather large distance between
the receiver and the sensors.
_______________

The weather station is programmed to transmit to the console every 2.5
seconds. If you open the "browse records" window (assuming you are using
Weatherlink) and scroll to the right the last but one column on the
right shows what percentage of the transmissions have been successfully
received during each archiving period. If this falls very low the data
for that particular time will be missed. I'm not sure what the cut-off
percentage is but I think it's less than 20 percent.

With my setup I usually get between 85 and 100 percent of transmissions
successfully received. Occasionally it drops lower and every now and
again for an hour or two it falls below 50 percent. On very rare
occasions it falls low enough for one of my data points to be missed.

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

Norman Lynagh wrote:
In message , Nick G
writes

Yes I am curious - why should this happen out of the blue and for one

reading only ?

This happens to me as well, data is logged every 15 minutes, but once
in a
while, maybe no more than once every few weeks, it fails to take a
reading
and the data for that particular time is blank.

Don´t know why it does it but it could be the rather large distance
between
the receiver and the sensors.
_______________


The weather station is programmed to transmit to the console every 2.5
seconds. If you open the "browse records" window (assuming you are using
Weatherlink) and scroll to the right the last but one column on the
right shows what percentage of the transmissions have been successfully
received during each archiving period. If this falls very low the data
for that particular time will be missed. I'm not sure what the cut-off
percentage is but I think it's less than 20 percent.

With my setup I usually get between 85 and 100 percent of transmissions
successfully received. Occasionally it drops lower and every now and
again for an hour or two it falls below 50 percent. On very rare
occasions it falls low enough for one of my data points to be missed.

Norman.
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Hi
This problem cropped up recently with Will H, best thing to do is renew
the battery that transmits the data from the vantage pro, recommend
Panasonic. The cold weather obviously drains this battery quicker so
best to put a new one in at the beginning of the winter.(Sorry but it is
not a cheap battery)
And finally if you want to really spend the cash then invest in a
wireless repeater, two types available,solar or internal. I found that
since investing in one of these the machine rarely miises a beat.
Forgot to mention that any metal objects that are between the
transmitter and receiver can cause a problem such as a wire fence.
Hope that helps a bit.
Alan
www.wincantonweather.co.uk

Alan Whitewick wrote:
Hi
This problem cropped up recently with Will H, best thing to do is
renew the battery that transmits the data from the vantage pro,
recommend Panasonic. The cold weather obviously drains this battery
quicker so best to put a new one in at the beginning of the
winter.(Sorry but it is not a cheap battery)
And finally if you want to really spend the cash then invest in a
wireless repeater, two types available,solar or internal. I found that
since investing in one of these the machine rarely miises a beat.
Forgot to mention that any metal objects that are between the
transmitter and receiver can cause a problem such as a wire fence.
Hope that helps a bit.
Alan
www.wincantonweather.co.uk


thanks
Its a new [2 months] set up and has a repeater to get around the house
the ISS receipt 15mins before had dropped from 100 to 81.9 and the one after
was 54.7
I will keep an eye on that
thanks

--

regards
Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

" Jill" wrote in message
...
Alan Whitewick wrote:
Hi
This problem cropped up recently with Will H, best thing to do is
renew the battery that transmits the data from the vantage pro,
recommend Panasonic. The cold weather obviously drains this battery
quicker so best to put a new one in at the beginning of the
winter.(Sorry but it is not a cheap battery)
And finally if you want to really spend the cash then invest in a
wireless repeater, two types available,solar or internal. I found that
since investing in one of these the machine rarely miises a beat.
Forgot to mention that any metal objects that are between the
transmitter and receiver can cause a problem such as a wire fence.
Hope that helps a bit.
Alan
www.wincantonweather.co.uk


thanks
Its a new [2 months] set up and has a repeater to get around the house
the ISS receipt 15mins before had dropped from 100 to 81.9 and the one
after was 54.7
I will keep an eye on that
thanks

--

regards
Jill Bowis

Pure bred utility chickens and ducks
Housing; Equipment, Books, Videos, Gifts
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine nursery
Working Holidays in Scotland
http://www.kintaline.co.uk

I assume you have a Vantage Pro 2 where the wireless reception should be
better than the original Mk 1 models. However I have found that moving the
console a very small distance ( e.g. 1 foot) can improve the reception
considerably so that could be worth trying. Also some wireless phones can
interfere if they are very close to the console as I recently found out when
the reception on my setup dipped.

I have found the ISS battery life to be excellent; after three years my
battery was still,producing 3V when I changed it before the winter so I
don't think that will be the problem.

Alan

In message , Alan Gardiner
writes
I assume you have a Vantage Pro 2 where the wireless reception should be
better than the original Mk 1 models. However I have found that moving the
console a very small distance ( e.g. 1 foot) can improve the reception
considerably so that could be worth trying. Also some wireless phones can
interfere if they are very close to the console as I recently found out when
the reception on my setup dipped.

I have found the ISS battery life to be excellent; after three years my
battery was still,producing 3V when I changed it before the winter so I
don't think that will be the problem.

Alan


Very much agree with Alan. Small difference in console position can make
quite a difference. Learn about the diagnostic screen (press Temp & Time
together....then read then manual!)
Mine occasionally drops out badly on reception (MK1 unit), sometimes a
few hours of data is missing. ISS to console is only about 30 feet.

Cordless (DECT) phones certainly cause big problems.

Battery in the ISS seems to last very well, I changed mine recently
(after about 14 months use), it was OK voltage wise, and the new battery
made no difference to reception drop-outs.



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steve

Weather at Scotton, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
http://www.knaresboroughweather.co.uk