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Pro Weather Station, 23 Oct 2010

An excellent weather station and excellent value for money. Very easy to put together and provides accurate data with very simple set up. Having bought many weather stations over the years, some costing many hundreds of pounds, this is the best value for money and efficient one I bought!

Please note that when you put the weather station together, the anemometer (wind speed/direction device) should ideally be placed at least 15 feet hight so it’s worth buying a length of tubing to attach to the fitting in order to attain the required height. You can of course either fix it to the top of a building, making sure the anemometer has an unobstructed flow of wind from all directions or do what I have done and buy a length of copper pipe and simply fix it into the ground away from trees/bushes etc to get the most accurate readings.

The temperature sensor should be fixed on either the same pole or another one nearby at a height of approx 4 feet from the ground. This is the standard height where thermometers should be placed to give the air temperature which is usually around 3 degrees higher than that of ground level.

The rain gauge should be fitted at ground level and can be secured to the ground by using one of the small lengths of tubing supplied or something similar.

Please don’t fit your rain gauge and temperature gauge all at the same height as the wind speed device as some people seem to do!!! The seperate devices all have long lengths of wire attaching them to the ‘sender’ and this is so that you can fit them at the suggested heights and not all together on the top of your roof as some people seem to think!!!! Remember the wind speed/direction goes up high, thermometer/sender about 4 feet off the ground and the rain gauge on the ground and you will then get accurate readings!

I downloaded the ‘Cumulus’ weather station programme which is free on the net and you can then get all your data on your pc in a good format. You can also use the Easy Weather programme which comes free with the weather station if you prefer!

My advice, don’t bother with all the more expensive weather stations, this is top class!

I ordered mine with the free delivery option at about 10pm Wednesday night and it was delivered mid day Friday,excellent service, thank you Amazon!

]]> http://www.etoolstogo.com/hand-tools-uk/rolson-tools-42514-folding-hand-truck-cap-65kg-42x48x99cm-uk-online-sale.html#comment-745 Jeremy Prior "ganok56" Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:35:34 +0000 http://www.etoolstogo.com/hand-tools-uk/rolson-tools-42514-folding-hand-truck-cap-65kg-42x48x99cm-uk-online-sale.html#comment-745 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-3-0._V192197091_.gif" width="64" alt="3.0 out of 5 stars" title="3.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Works well good value but pity about the build-quality</b>, <nobr>1 Jan 2012</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/pdp/profile/A1IHCHKWOVLPBQ/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/277-4648245-3907433?ie=UTF8&tag=salesuk0153-21&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeremy Prior "ganok56"</span></a> (United Kingdom) - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1IHCHKWOVLPBQ/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/277-4648245-3907433?ie=UTF8&tag=salesuk0153-21&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a><br/><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/x-locale/communities/reputation/c7y_badge_rn_1._V167143935_.gif" width="58" align="absmiddle" alt="(REAL NAME)" height="15" border="0"/>    </div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Rolson Tools 42514 Folding Hand Truck Cap.65kg, 42x48x99cm (DIY & Tools)</b> </div> This device is a very clever bit of engineering design. It's incredibly well thought out and appears to be capable of some pretty tough tasks.<br/><br/>There were a few issues with mine (recently purchased). The black plastic catch that locks it in the open position had an incorrectly assembled spring mechanism - obviously an overlooked item at the factory. I had to force the spring to the outside edge of the locking catch so that it would self-secure as you open the handle. It was on the wrong side offering no spring action whatever. Without the spring functioning I had to force the catch to engage with the horizontal bar and this needed very strong pressure.<br/><br/>I bought this truck for my sister and she had considerable trouble opening it and applying the catch until I had moved the spring to its proper position and then lubricated the folding wheel and platform pivots to make it open and close without so much force. While I was lubing it with silicone spray I also gave a squirt to the wheel axles as they look like they could use a bit of slippery stuff to keep them free.<br/><br/>While adjusting the device to function properly I placed it in its folded state on our bamboo strip kitchen floor. Unfortunately protruding cross-head screw-heads and sharp un-finished edges on the metal parts beneath the folded truck seriously scratched my floor where I was working on it. You don't expect an item like this to have sharp protrusions on the bottom where you're likely to stand or store it. So I then covered the offending screw-heads with duck tape to smooth them off and then I slightly "filed" the sharp knife-edges of the folding chassis. This rendered it a great deal safer but I was cross that I should have to do that despite allowing for the low price of this item.<br/><br/>It will do a good job now that I've modified it and seems able to carry an amazing weight -considering that it hasn't got pneumatic tyres and only has plastic wheels.<br/><br/>I can recommend it to anyone because I'm sure it's potentially a very useful tool and does what it says on the box, but it's a rather poor build-quality and an even poorer factory inspection quality-control process. 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Works well good value but pity about the build-quality, 1 Jan 2012

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Jeremy Prior “ganok56″ (United Kingdom) –

  

This review is from: Rolson Tools 42514 Folding Hand Truck Cap.65kg, 42x48x99cm (DIY & Tools)

This device is a very clever bit of engineering design. It’s incredibly well thought out and appears to be capable of some pretty tough tasks.

There were a few issues with mine (recently purchased). The black plastic catch that locks it in the open position had an incorrectly assembled spring mechanism – obviously an overlooked item at the factory. I had to force the spring to the outside edge of the locking catch so that it would self-secure as you open the handle. It was on the wrong side offering no spring action whatever. Without the spring functioning I had to force the catch to engage with the horizontal bar and this needed very strong pressure.

I bought this truck for my sister and she had considerable trouble opening it and applying the catch until I had moved the spring to its proper position and then lubricated the folding wheel and platform pivots to make it open and close without so much force. While I was lubing it with silicone spray I also gave a squirt to the wheel axles as they look like they could use a bit of slippery stuff to keep them free.

While adjusting the device to function properly I placed it in its folded state on our bamboo strip kitchen floor. Unfortunately protruding cross-head screw-heads and sharp un-finished edges on the metal parts beneath the folded truck seriously scratched my floor where I was working on it. You don’t expect an item like this to have sharp protrusions on the bottom where you’re likely to stand or store it. So I then covered the offending screw-heads with duck tape to smooth them off and then I slightly “filed” the sharp knife-edges of the folding chassis. This rendered it a great deal safer but I was cross that I should have to do that despite allowing for the low price of this item.

It will do a good job now that I’ve modified it and seems able to carry an amazing weight -considering that it hasn’t got pneumatic tyres and only has plastic wheels.

I can recommend it to anyone because I’m sure it’s potentially a very useful tool and does what it says on the box, but it’s a rather poor build-quality and an even poorer factory inspection quality-control process. It was only through my own engineering knowledge that I could correct this item to make it easier and safer to use.

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