Cumulus Support

Hi,

The 308x stations appear to have more issues than other FO stations. It's a newer product and appears to have a some design errors which are only being solved slowly. Some may have "Do It Yourself" solutions, sometimes a replacement module may be necessary and I suspect a few issues (e.g. UV inaccuracy) will never be corrected.

These FO stations are very "low cost" with apparently inadequate Quality Control, so there is always the risk of getting a "bad" one (similar to the once-notorious "Friday Car"). For this reason I only recommend buying one from a supplier with good After Sales (Warranty) service.

However, these stations are generally very good value for money and (particularly if you're prepared to put some effort into modifications and calibration checks) they can give good and worthwhile results. A large number of weather stations on this forum use them and you will find many satisfied users.

Cheers, Alan.

For this reason I only recommend buying one from a supplier with good After Sales (Warranty) service

=> Can you give me a good supplier and the website?

Hi,

I can only comment on Fine Offset stations supplied in the UK. I guess you are in France.

My 3080 was supplied by Signatrol and I received excellent service in replacing a faulty Solar Pod. For the 1080/81 there are other suppliers such as Clas Ohlson and Maplin (you will find plenty of references on this forum) but IMHO it's important to only buy when their stations are "On Offer" (i.e. less than about £75).

However, do bear in mind that these FO stations are very low cost (I have to laugh at their description as a "Professional" Station) so you must not expect too much from them. Most serious users will recommend a Davis station, but even these do not appear to be immune from problems. There are many interesting posts on this forum (including some quite recently).

Cheers, Alan.

Today, it rained 6.9 mm, not problem !!!