My anemometer seems to have frozen LITERALLY. The vane seems to be rotating OK, but the propeller for the anemometer is not showing any wind. I just popped out to check with a live Mark-1 eyeball and cutaneous wind sensor and I have wind coming out of the west (ranging wsw to wnw) that is showing correctly on the display, but registering as L&V (0mph and N) in Cumulus.
Is there a way to keep the anemometer/vane from freezing?
Cheers
Doug
Welcome to the Cumulus Support forum.
Latest Cumulus MX V4 release 4.0.1 (build 4023) - 16 May 2024
(Note that 4.1.0 (build 4024) - 05 June 2024 remains available, but usage of this version is not recommended - particularly for Davis stations - and the included utility in this distribution for migrating to v4 is known to contain errors affecting conversion of dayfile.txt)
Latest Cumulus MX V3 release 3.28.6 (build 3283) - 21 March 2024
Legacy Cumulus 1 release 1.9.4 (build 1099) - 28 November 2014
(a patch is available for 1.9.4 build 1099 that extends the date range of drop-down menus to 2030)
Download the Software (Cumulus MX / Cumulus 1 and other related items) from the Wiki
Latest Cumulus MX V4 release 4.0.1 (build 4023) - 16 May 2024
(Note that 4.1.0 (build 4024) - 05 June 2024 remains available, but usage of this version is not recommended - particularly for Davis stations - and the included utility in this distribution for migrating to v4 is known to contain errors affecting conversion of dayfile.txt)
Latest Cumulus MX V3 release 3.28.6 (build 3283) - 21 March 2024
Legacy Cumulus 1 release 1.9.4 (build 1099) - 28 November 2014
(a patch is available for 1.9.4 build 1099 that extends the date range of drop-down menus to 2030)
Download the Software (Cumulus MX / Cumulus 1 and other related items) from the Wiki
Frozen or Freezing anamometer
- Sunrise Pilot
- Posts: 14
- Joined: Wed 07 Nov 2012 3:18 pm
- Weather Station: La Crosse WS-2308
- Operating System: Windows XP SP3
- Location: Suffolk, Virginia
Frozen or Freezing anamometer
Let slip the bonds of Mother Earth and drift o'er the land as a bubble wafting on a gentle breeze.
Suffolk Fishing weather
Cheers
Doug
Suffolk Fishing weather
Cheers
Doug
-
- Posts: 150
- Joined: Fri 21 Dec 2012 1:08 pm
- Weather Station: Alecto WS-5000 rebadged FO 3081
- Operating System: Windows server 2008R2
- Location: Nederland
Re: Frozen or Freezing anamometer
some folks have had good results with the liberal application of WD40.
An opinion should be the result of a thought process, not a substitution.
http://www.dnl-core.net/CothenWeather/
http://www.dnl-core.net/CothenWeather/
-
- Posts: 52
- Joined: Thu 16 Sep 2010 8:34 am
- Weather Station: La Crosse 2350
- Operating System: Windows 8
- Location: Reigate, Surrey, UK
- Contact:
Re: Frozen or Freezing anamometer
I have had the same issues in the past and have tried tipping a little warm water on to it which works. Always run the risk that it freezes again though! Didn't happen this winter despite some cold nights. Will try the WD40 method next time it happens.
-
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Wed 05 Dec 2012 6:55 pm
- Weather Station: Maplin
- Operating System: Win7
- Location: Reading
Re: Frozen or Freezing anamometer
I used some "dry lube" from my mountain biking days. Its a teflon based lube that I put in the bearings for the anometer.
Before I did this I had it freeze many times and sometimes for days on end. If it was a bit misty and the temperature was below freezing the anometer would certainly freeze.
It has since been down to -7c and it hasn't stuck yet.
Something like this:
http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do? ... MgodXVcAcw
Before I did this I had it freeze many times and sometimes for days on end. If it was a bit misty and the temperature was below freezing the anometer would certainly freeze.
It has since been down to -7c and it hasn't stuck yet.
Something like this:
http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do? ... MgodXVcAcw
- Sunrise Pilot
- Posts: 14
- Joined: Wed 07 Nov 2012 3:18 pm
- Weather Station: La Crosse WS-2308
- Operating System: Windows XP SP3
- Location: Suffolk, Virginia
Re: Frozen or Freezing anamometer
AndyH wrote:I have had the same issues in the past and have tried tipping a little warm water on to it which works. Always run the risk that it freezes again though! Didn't happen this winter despite some cold nights. Will try the WD40 method next time it happens.
Me gear is 20 feet up a pole on the roof of the house. I'll get up there later this spring and drop the pole and try the dry lube. I always worried about grit being blown around getting into wd-40 and gumming things up.chrisc85 wrote:I used some "dry lube" from my mountain biking days. Its a teflon based lube that I put in the bearings for the anometer.
Before I did this I had it freeze many times and sometimes for days on end. If it was a bit misty and the temperature was below freezing the anometer would certainly freeze.
It has since been down to -7c and it hasn't stuck yet.
Something like this:
http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do? ... MgodXVcAcw
Cheers
Doug
Let slip the bonds of Mother Earth and drift o'er the land as a bubble wafting on a gentle breeze.
Suffolk Fishing weather
Cheers
Doug
Suffolk Fishing weather
Cheers
Doug