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Vortex Storm chaser window mount Anemometer

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Product code: Storm-chaser-w

Order Me In, once ordered this item will likely dispatch before the 08th of September 2025, call 1300 737 871 (NZ 0800 737 871) to confirm.

This digital storm chaser anemometer with dual display is designed specifically with the stormchaser in mind. Anemometer registers speeds over 200 km/h. The window mount lets you monitor the wind from inside your vehicle!

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$316.00 AUD + GST
 $347.60 AUD Inc. GST

This digital storm chaser anemometer with dual display is deigned specifically with the stormchaser in mind. Anemometer registers speeds up to 200 km/h. The window mount lets you monitor the wind from inside your vehicle, not outside! Storm Chaser tested in winds well over 200 km/h.

The VORTEX Storm Chaser "Window Mount" Anemometer includes the following:

- Wind sensor
- Sturdy 2-piece Mounting Bracket
- Wire and display with connector

Mount the Vortex Storm Chaser™ anemometer firmly in the window of your vehicle, run the wire into some place safe, dry, and warm, stick the display where you can easily see it - and you can get a wind measurement without getting wet or pelted by hail!

The 2-piece bracket is a modified high-strength flag mount, and can take well over 160 km/h winds. The storm chaser kit installs in minutes and will provide you will accurate wind speed data from within the safety of your vehicle

The Storm Chaser is fully portable, comes with 8 m of wire and a male/female jack connection, so you can leave the wind speed sensor installed and remove the display when not in use.

Specifications


Sensor Type

3-Cup Lexan rotor Reed switch/magnet provide 1 pulse per rotation.

Rotor Diameter

approx. 150mm

standard rotor is made of Polycarbonate (Lexan). Optional metal rotor is Aluminum

Speed Range

~5 kph to over 200 km/h

Mounting

Supplied with a heavy duty 2-piece modified window flag mount

The "stick" twists in and out of the window bracket
Installs and uninstals in seconds

Wire

Standard length is 8 m
Wire can be extended using any 1/8" jack audio cables

Display

Removable LCD Digital Display is a Cateye Velo8 bicycle computer.
Dual Display simultaneously shows CURRENT SPEED (top display)
plus: MAX, AVERAGE, KM/MILES, or several other (bicycle-related) functions.
Select mph, km/h or knots
Water-resistant (not waterproof).
Provided with high strength self-adhesive Velcro pads for mounting the display

Power

CR2032 Coin Battery located in the display, not the rotor/head.
Battery life 1 to 3 years of intermittent, occasional use.
A few months to over a year of continuous use, depending on wind
conditions and mode of use
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
as the display detects a pulse from the wind sensor.

Speed Resolution

Top Display (Current Speed): 0.5 mph

Bottom Display (Max, Average, etc.): 0.01 mph

Digit Size

Top Anemometer Display (Current Speed): 10mm (approx. 1/2")
Bottom Anemometer Display (Max, Average, etc.): 5mm (approx. 1/4")

Update Rate

Approximately 1Hz (1 second)

Accuracy

a few tenths of a mph from 4 to 10 mph
+/-4% from 10 to 50 mph
estimated within 4% above 50 mph
click HERE for a calibration chart
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT AVERAGE WIND SPEED:
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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