[OZAPRS] WM-918

[Howard Small]

Hi Ian

No worries and thanks for the site - I suspect that what was valid when 
you put it up on the web site is still valid today. My WM-918 is the 
standard one so the wind unit disassembly should be as per your 
instructions.

I hit a road block at the point where I should fee the cable into the 
unit then be able to pull the unit apart: it does not seem to fit the 
description. However it could simply be that it is jammed up and that is 
the problem - I have been loathe to force it.

Do I take it that I should be able to grip the shaft at the vane end and 
pull it out? That has a nut on the base of the shaft which I assumed had 
to be undone but perhaps this is to be undone once the assembly is 
pulled out?

I can't afford to buy a replacement weather station even though Oregon 
Scientific have the wireless one reduced to USD199 from USD499 at 
present - a serious temptation - so wish to repair mine if at all 
possible. Otherwise I will just not report wind data.

Thanks

Howard

On 16/01/2011 10:18, Ian wrote:
> Yeah well the WM918 / WX200 hasn't been sold for quite a while, and
> life (&  work) seems to be getting in the way of doing interesting
> things, so I haven't had much time to touch those web pages for a while now.
>
> Which bit has died? - the speed or the direction part?
> The speed is done with a small reed switch, and the direction is with
> a 10k pot with no end stops. Note this model is hard wired back to the
> base unit - if you have something with a solar powered transmitter
> attached via a shortish cable, then it's a different model, and more
> complicated - or at least the transmitter bit is...
>
> -Ian
> ZL1VFO