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Wind vane solution !

Discussion specific to Fine Offset and similar rebadged weather stations
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dane
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Re: Wind vane solution !

Post by dane »

see the Announcements and News section
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Re: Wind vane solution !

Post by harrym1byt »

thanks for the reminder where to look...

My impression is that it has resolved the problem - thanks Steve!
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Re: Wind vane solution !

Post by Super-T »

Have a look at my wind direction graph. http://www.janter.co.nz/weather/trends.htm
My vane certainly rotates erratically, probably due in part to not being high enough away from local influences.
It's hard to average a helicopter blade :-)
Maybe more balanced weight on the vein would smooth it out a bit.
In Auckland it would stand quite a bit of weight as there is nearly always a good breeze but then you have the problem of of shooting once it's moving.
It would seem to me that a larger fin would help but extra weight would be needed on the other end.
Let em know if you need a data file or 2?
Terry
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Re: Wind vane solution !

Post by steve »

Super-T wrote:Have a look at my wind direction graph. http://www.janter.co.nz/weather/trends.htm
My vane certainly rotates erratically, probably due in part to not being high enough away from local influences.
It's hard to average a helicopter blade :-)
I don't think yours looks too bad?
Steve
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