Davis Vantage Pro

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I’ve had my VP2 for over a decade now, and think it might be time to replace it with a new VP2, but I see they’ve changed their design quite a bit.

No big rain bucket, different looking console.

What I’m wanting to find out is a couple of things.

1/. accessories from the older style, are they still compatible with these new ones, i.e. leaf wetness sensors/transmitters ?

2/. are the datalogger that I have in my current VP2, can I simply plug it in to the newer console, or do I have to get a different one ?

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I believe the accessories are still compatible but there is not a way to plug anything into the new console. I read somewhere that you can use the old console on the new station though.

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As @blainec says, no datalogger, no physical connection to a computer. . . A “recent” thread from WXForum:

Sorry, don’t know about accessories.

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If you use Weather-Display software, it can pull data from Weather link live

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Yes, see Davis 6263 with 6313 console. Anyway to get data to Weather-Display

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now that’s annoying.

I guess the old 6163 are no longer available either. :frowning:

so these are working with weather link live, and then importable in to weather display ?

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so what other options/brands are there to go for of similar to my old Davis VP2 6163 then ?

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If your console is okay, you can just buy the sensor suite. Look for 6322, 6323, 6327 or 6328, depending on your requirement level.

Alternatively, you can just replace the sensors on you current VP2. I recently swapped out the old tipping bucket for the newer single bucket rain gauge and the AeroCone. These newer items fit straight onto the older rain gauge base with no problems.

I don’t like the way Davis have joined the other makes and you HAVE TO upload your data to them to be able to use it for yourself. It’s my data and I want to choose how it’s used. I’m going to keep my VP2 going as long as they sell the spares for it. I’ll also be collecting spares, like consoles, if I see any for a good price. :wink: