WTB E-Vario

How about an ILEC SB -9, 57mm audio variometer with backup battery?
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JJ

On Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 4:58:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:

My backup vario in my current and my last glider has been a Westerboer with pressure sensors like these:
http://www.westerboer.de/Seiten/vw1000.html
The one I have has a lovely tone - much nicer than Cambridge - and it indicates in absolute synchronicity with my Cambridge302. They both are on the same total energy probe. I prefer it when working really weak lift.
They sold for about $500.
Herb

My old backup was a Westerboer 910 which I got after using a 921 for a few years - awesome varios!

I now use a 1020 setup for electronic TE compensation - and prefer it to my SN10 (TE probe).

I really think that until you get into the top end (?) Butterfly or S80 varios, the Westerboers are the best.

Or maybe they just work better in LS's... ;^)

Kirk
LS6-b 66

On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:18:23 -0700, lemonsorbie wrote:

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 8:04:38 PM UTC-6, wrote:
E-Vario required/wanted with audio

Preference is a Borgelt B400/500 or B600

Its also worth looking at a Borgelt B.40 it you're offered one. Its the
predecessor to the B.400.

I've been using one as a backup to the SDI C4 in my Libelle for the last
10 years. It makes nice noises, is one of the fastest responding varios
I've flown with (much faster than the C4), and since it will easily run
for over a day on the 9v PP3 battery it has for an emergency power, its
excellent insurance against main power failure

I got it second hand with a dodgy power switch, sent it back to Mike
Borgelt who gave it a full overhaul for a very reasonable price and
considerably faster than I expected.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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Thanks Martin. Still on the hunt for a B400.

Steve

On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 9:08:29 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Thanks Martin. Still on the hunt for a B400.

Steve

I've got an 80mm B400. It's my backup, it works great. No real motivation to part with it other than at some point I am going to want to redo my panel with small gauges. I would probably replace with a 57mm B400... wait.... what the heck is the story with Borgelt? MIA at a couple of US distributors, now rather expensive at another one.

- Evan Ludeman / T8

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:04:38 PM UTC-4, wrote:
E-Vario required/wanted.

What you got?

Borgelt B400 80mm, A little over a year old, functioned flawlessly the two times I flew with it.
$400

Hi Evan, as I dig into Borgelt more and more......agreed! Bloody annoying.

Hmmmm may need to consider options.

Doh! As Homer would exclaim. Measure twice cut once........sorry I need a 57mm. The 80mm is just too big for my limited panel.

Many thanks for the post

On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:31:06 -0700, lemonsorbie wrote:

Hi Evan, as I dig into Borgelt more and more......agreed! Bloody
annoying.

Hmmmm may need to consider options.

I think the Tasmin V1000 is also worth a look. Our club Puchacz has one
installed. As I've been known to go soaring solo in the Puch, I've paid
the Tasmin a fair amount of attention. Its noises are nice and its
response rate is good. It uses a circular LCD display with series of
blocks round the edge that show in sequence so you read it like an
analogue dial. There is a digital averager readout in the screen centre.
Nothing to fiddling with either: the only controls are on/off and a pair
of buttons for volume control.

I've also helped a clubmate install a V3 in his glider. It seems quite a
nice instrument and easy to read, but for two points:
(1) its set-up menu is a bit of a fiddle
(2) its noises are irritating, the more so because there's no option
to have silent deadband around zero (or wasn't with that
firmware version). The only choices were silence or a continuous
drone from zero sink on down and it used a tone that would get on
my nerves.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
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Thanks Martain. Will check it out