Vortex Portable Cup Anemometer - FlexWire
Order now and the extra items will likely dispatch before the 8th Sep 2025. Call 1300 737 871 (NZ 0800 737 871) to confirm.
$229.90 AUD Inc. GST
This rugged anemometer with dual digital display handles speeds from 5 km/h to over 200 km/h. Comes with 8m of audio grade wire, with a 2.5mm jack connection to the display (unlike the Pole Mount anemometer which comes with exterior grade wire and no connector). The Vortex FlexWire anemometer is great for mobile use where AC power is not available. Pole not included.
You can mount this anemometer to your own pole or roof bracket, bring the wire in through a window or some other hole, and stick the display on the glass, a window, or anywhere you want. Connect the display and Voila!
The Vortex FlexWire anemometer is an accurate, affordable way to provide you with wind speed in places where AC power may not be available.
The Vortex FlexWire portable anemometer includes a high quality, Cateye Velo8 brand bicycle computer to display wind speed. It also captures and stores MAX and AVERAGE wind speed, and includes wind mile odometers and a clock (basically stuff that cyclists care about but also apply to wind). Speed range is approx. 5 to around 250 km/h. Calibration has only been verified from 5 to 80 - we did not find a wind tunnel with 250 km/h calibration facilities! Check out the specification tab or
here for details. Battery life is around 1,000 hours of continuous use.
Specifications
:Sensor Type |
3-Cup rotor Reed switch/magnet provide 1 pulse per rotation. |
Rotor Diameter |
approx. 150mm |
Speed Range |
~5 kph to over 200 km/h |
Mounting Bracket |
Anemometer is supplied with an aluminium mounting bracket with 2
Bracket is approx. 8" long. Designed to be mounted on top of a pole or bracket. |
Wire |
Standard length is 8m
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Display |
Removable LCD Digital Display is a Cateye Velo8 bicycle computer.
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Power |
CR2032 Coin Battery located in the display, not the rotor/head.
The display goes to low power mode when the wind speed drops to zero,
or if removed from the bracket when not in use. Restart is automatic = as soon
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Speed Resolution |
Top Anemometer Display (Current Speed): 0.5 mph Bottom Anemometer Display (Max, Average, etc.): 0.01 mph |
Digit Size |
Top Anemometer Display (Current Speed): 10mm (approx. 1/2")
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Update Rate |
Approximately 1Hz (1 second) |
Accuracy |
+/- 1 mph or ~4% of reading, whichever is greater, between 10 to 50 mph
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Since bicyclists do not want their average speed to be diminished when they come to a stop, the computer will only record and average when the wind is blowing. It stops recording below approximately 1 mph. That means that if the wind blows for 2 hours at 20 mph and 2 hours at zero, the average shown will be 20, not 10! Please keep this in mind for your desired use of the Vortex.
WORKAROUND: If you want to know the real average wind speed - even with spells near zero, do the following: reset the computer, note the time. When desired, simply divide the total number of wind "miles" on the display by the number of hours since reset.
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