01 August 2011
Found the Weather Station with the message 'Battery Low On Station' which not bad since it was replaced back in September 2009.
The CR123A battery has approximately 2 year life in the ISS unit.

04 June 2011
Finally got the Temperature / Humidity Sensor in and it is working well. I have read that the new sensors which are digital will not work with VP2 made before January 2006. My unit was made in 2005. It was part number 07345.166 written on the back. I have upgrade the firmware in the Console unit and this may be why the new digital sensor is working.

01 April 2011
We just gave the weather station a bit of a clean up due to all the Liquefaction Dust that was caused by the earthquakes.
I also found the temperature / humidity sensor has died. A new sensor has the been order and should arrive in the next few days.

22 February 2011
We had another earthquake 6.3, 5km deep and 10km from the city at 1251hrs. This caused the weather station to be taken off-line for a few hours.

04 September 2010
This weather station was taken off-line at 0425hrs due to a 7.1, 11km deep and 37km from the city earthquake. We have got it back online for now. There are after stocks occurring.

23 February 2010
Took the station down today for general maintenance (Spider web cleaning) and to replace the fan unit (7758) for the temp & humidity.
This will hopefully give better readings as the old fan has been it there since I brought the unit and was worn out. I also got the wind sensors higher as well.

22 October 2009
The Davis 6311VP2 Updater for Vantage Pro2 has arrived with v1.80 (14 July 2008) on board.
I have updated the firmware in the console unit from May 27 2005 to v1.80 (14 July 2008).
With v1.80 it has fixed allot of issues I was having and made the weather station better.
Anything after 28 November 2005 version can be upgraded via the data logger and there is no need for the 6311VP2 Updater.
I will continue to upgrade it to the latest v1.82 (30 December 2008).
If you want your console updated, just drop me an e-mail and I can update it for you.

24 September 2009
I have once again found the Weather Station Not Responding with 'Battery Low On Station'.
When I changed the battery (CR123A) a few months ago on the ISS station. (Should have lasted for 2 years approximately)
The battery is used as a backup if the SuperCap (10 Farad, 2.7v) Fails and is this case that is what has happened (a common problem)
The SuperCap is recharged by the Solar Panel, so when it goes dark the SuperCap takes over and when the SuperCap goes flat the CR123A Battery takes over.
I have replaced it with a 10000uf (10 Farad) 25V Electrolytic Capacitors. (ISS unit can support 2 and is only shipped with 1)
Click Here for the Repair Guide

.04 April 2009
Managed to find a better deal for web hosting and have moved the weather site.

30 March 2009
Woke up this morning and found the Weather Station Not Responding with 'Battery Low On Station'.
Have changed the battery (CR123A) in the main ISS station and the batteries (150mAh Nickel Metal Hydride) in the 24-hour fan-aspirated radiation shield. Everything should now be working fine now.

15 May 2008
Have Finally Got the Weather Station mounted at the new place, although it is not in an ideal position it still gives reasonable readings.
I will have to move it to a better (Higher) location later once I get anything organized.

04 May 2008
Took the Weather Station Down today as I will be moving to a new place.

08 April 2008
Finally got the Lightening Detection hardware by Boltek StormTracker software by Astrogenic NexStorm the Boltek.
Still testing it and had some issues running under Window 2000. It appears to be working fine and I have to build a PVC house to store the aerial in and find a place to mount it that would not pickup things being switched on. ie. Lights, washing machines etc.

20 February 2008
Davis 6163 Wireless Vantage Pro2+ w/Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield (FARS) has arrived and now to get it working and up on the house.
Being wireless is all good now, I am not limited to where I can mount the Station as long as it is range with the receiver.

02 August 2007
I have order from HobbyBoards.com some more sensors for the 1-Wire system.
Hopefully if anything goes right I will be able to monitor Solar, Humidity, Lightning, Leaf Wetness.
I also got Tim Bitson book Weather Toys, so I can learn a bit more about using the weather station and where to put the sensors for a better readings.

05 July 2006
I got a 1-Wire weather station today and looking forward to monitoring what the weather is doing.
I am looking at upgrading it as it monitors Wind & Direction, Pressure (Barometer), Temperature and rain.