La Crosse Forecast Station
La Crosse Forecast Station
I started up this little baby on 12/31 (the timing stands out in my
mind) and TWO WEEKS LATER and the outside transmitter is dead. The set
itself still works fine, except the whole point of it (for me anyway) is
to know the outside temp. I loved the guy who would tell me how to
dress, and enjoyed the moon phases and sun rise/set. But others have
complained about that outside transmitter too... I wish I'd bought
something else. I had one for YEARS that was just a simple wire from (a
different) station which you could place out the window. Should have
gone old-school, apparently. I'm very, very disappointed and suggest
you look elsewhere so you aren't disappointed too.
UPDATE 7/2013. Some have asked me if I ever did anything about the warranty, so I thought I should give a quick update. I returned the product to Amazon (easy exchange) and got a new one. This time I used lithium batteries and kept the sensor more protected outside (basically it's protected on three sides and is never in direct sunlight or exposed to snow). I don't think I'm getting a fully accurate reading but at least it WORKS. Being in southern New England we can go from 100 degrees to below 0. It may not be 100% accurate, but it's working. Would I get it again? No. But maybe my expectations were too high. Buyer beware.
UPDATE 7/2013. Some have asked me if I ever did anything about the warranty, so I thought I should give a quick update. I returned the product to Amazon (easy exchange) and got a new one. This time I used lithium batteries and kept the sensor more protected outside (basically it's protected on three sides and is never in direct sunlight or exposed to snow). I don't think I'm getting a fully accurate reading but at least it WORKS. Being in southern New England we can go from 100 degrees to below 0. It may not be 100% accurate, but it's working. Would I get it again? No. But maybe my expectations were too high. Buyer beware.
La Crosse Forecast Station
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