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Going to have to get weather station and looking a kestrel 5100. Think I have read a few good comments here on them. I know there some out there that give more info and better options. They are just out of budget for while,so please skip suggesting one thats 2 the price no matter how great it is.

Any using kestrel 5100 have comements hood or bad?




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Posts: 4528 | Location: Greensboro NC | Registered: May 24, 2011Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I have used the old 4250 and the 5100 currently with Crew Chief for years and really like it. At the track I have it record the weather every 10 minutes and I take it with me to the line and hit the record button when the car leaves. (One of my 2 sons are driving) It will record the date, time and the weather parameters I pick at that moment. We run injected alcohol and I watch the water grains.

I bought the USB download cable to download the days weather to my laptop also.

Crew Chief also has a docking station to use it at your trailer, I think. Don?

It's really sensitive, so you have to watch how you handle it and where you place it. I use the lanyard to hang it in the trailer between rounds to see trends and and use a carabiner to hang it from my belt loop when I am in the lanes.

I hope this helps.


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I've used the Kestrel 5100 for several years along with a manual log book. Hard to beat for the money. I had a sensor issue late last year and I sent it in for service. Three day turn around for no charge and it came back with new batteries.
 
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len281 . Sound like me old school and if it works for you do it.

The more high tech it gets and more computer involved the more likely I will screw up. Plus takes stupid on my part to loose all records when they are on paper,not so much when on computer. LOL

Sounds like my best bet for a while at least.

69427 . You mean there is something other than injected alky or injected nitro. Both work better with big fan to add air.LMAO




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