Vortex Storm Chaser Magnetic Mount Anemometer - Storm-chaser-m
Backorder Now, once ordered your item will dispatch before the 17th of May 2025, call 1300 737 871 (NZ 0800 737 871 to confirm).
$295.90 AUD Inc. GST
This digital storm chaser anemometer with dual display is designed specifically with the storm chaser in mind. Wind sensor registers speeds over 200 km/h. The storm chaser's magnetic mount lets you monitor the wind from inside your vehicle, not outside! Tested in winds well over 200 km/h.
The VORTEX Storm Chaser Magnetic Mount Anemometer includes the following:
- Wind sensor- Magnetic Mounting
- Wire and display with connector
Mount the Vortex Storm Chaser wind sensor firmly on your stormchaser vehicle, run the wire into someplace 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 or flying debris!
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 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 an aluminum mounting bracket with 2 heavy duty magnets. Total rated magnetic pull is over 100 lbs.Designed to be mounted on a sheet metal (ferromagnetic!) vehicle. Tested in winds over 200 km/h (head-on). For best long term durability remove from vehicle between uses |
Wire |
Standard length is 8m |
Display |
Removable LCD Digital Display is a Cateye Velo8 bicycle computer. |
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 |
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") |
Update Rate |
Approximately 1Hz (1 second) |
Accuracy |
a few tenths of a mph from 4 to 10 mph |
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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