On Sep 20, 5:37*pm, Martin Gregorie
wrote:
On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:06:57 -0700, Tony wrote:

I know i need to get audio Eric. I'm still holding out that I'll win the
Clear Nav raffle at New Castle...But yea I should work on freeing up
enough panel space for another vario.

If you see a used Borgelt B.40 going begging at a nice price - grab it.
They make nice noises, have a very fast response, are designed to have a
9v battery fitted in the back as emergency power and Mike Borgelt's
repair service is fast despite him being in Australia. Their only demerit
is that you have to push a button to see the average.

The other one to look for is the Tasman V.1000. It has all the stuff
mentioned for the B.40 plus an LCD display which uses blocks round the
edge for instantant climb rate and a digital average in the middle,
though its backup battery is an optional extra.

However, you can't fit a MacCready ring to either of them, which is a
good reason for retaining your mechanical vario as a backup.

Just so you know, I have a B.40 as my backup (and swap the 9v battery
annually) but was about to buy a new V.1000 when the used B.40 was
offered to me.

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martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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yep martin, i've been keeping an eye out for either one for a while.
its obvious they are good varios. the people who have them seem to
keep them.