Can you guess what I am up to today?

[Rhothgar]

Can anyone guess the correlation between a non-functioning Oregon Scientific Weather Station and a non-functioning Xantia temperature display?

I seem to recall Oregon Scientific switched off their UK weather server some years ago and this turned the weather station into an effective brick.

Having searched the internet, I can no longer find any reference to them switching the servers off but their weather stations are no longer available for purchase so…

[Paul-R]

You're using it as time source to set the vehicle clock?

[Rhothgar]

You're using it as time source to set the vehicle clock?

No Paul. I was going to see if the Thermistor in it was suitable for use in the wing mirror.

Thereby followed a private conversation with another member.

I am sure I saw somewhere that it is an NTC resistor with 6K value. Maybe from a fiche?

This thermistor appears to be 10k as at the temperature in my kitchen (<18 Celsius) it was registered about 11750 Ohms

[CitroJim]

I'm intrigued to know if this worked Roger, following our chat earlier

[Jay-Bruce]

I wonder if the C5 wing mirror thermistor could be a suitable substitute?

[Rhothgar]

I wonder if the C5 wing mirror thermistor could be a suitable substitute?

Why? Do you have one kicking around spare?

Dare I say they probably didn’t redesign the wheel.

After reading one thread, I stripped the mirror down and couldn’t find the wiring for the thermistor as the thread described it as being behind the motor…

It wasn’t. Would have taken me less than a minute to remove if I’d have realised where it actually is.

[Rhothgar]

I'm intrigued to know if this worked Roger, following our chat earlier

Only just found it Jim but its shape doesn’t really lend itself to doing what I was going to do.

Besides, the damned clock lost its time again after holding it for just over a day.

I am beginning to think it’s more to do with the solder on the clock PCB despite not visibly being able to see any cracked joints.

I went over the six connector pins last night so that didn’t work. Probably should have desildered the connector fully, cleaned up and re-soldered.

[Jay-Bruce]

I've got two C5 wing mirror thermistors knocking about, but I don't know where I've put either of them

But at three quid on amazon...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pithsdp-Temper ... 140&sr=8-1

[Rhothgar]

I've got two C5 wing mirror thermistors knocking about, but I don't know where I've put either of them

But at three quid on amazon...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pithsdp-Temper ... 140&sr=8-1

Worryingly, you’re beginning to sound like me. Sylv always says to me, “If I had a pound for every time you say, ‘I’ve got one somewhere!’ I’d be a millionaire!”

Those pesky Chinese. 4th May delivery…

[myglaren]

I've got two C5 wing mirror thermistors knocking about, but I don't know where I've put either of them

But at three quid on amazon...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pithsdp-Temper ... 140&sr=8-1

Worryingly, you’re beginning to sound like me. Sylv always says to me, “If I had a pound for every time you say, ‘I’ve got one somewhere!’ I’d be a millionaire!”

Those pesky Chinese. 4th May delivery…

That is my usual litany Roger. And usually true but only confirmed when I have given up and bought a new one (or more likely a batch of a dozen)

[Jay-Bruce]

It's bad enough when I lose parts, but a couple of months ago my mate had his missus's DS3 on my two poster doing back brakes, I opened the brake drawer of my roll cabs, and couldn't see a piston wind back tool so declared I didn't have one, after an hour of faffing around we had to phone his dad to borrow his wind back tool. Once the car was together, dinner was in the [metaphorical] dog, and I was in the doghouse, so I cracked a beer and hid from the duchess by going on the computer. Checks my email for "ebay wind back" I bought a 21 piece kit in 2019. Next time I was back at the workshop, in the middle roll cab, in the brake drawer, there it was, shiny red box. In my defense, I was looking for the actual tool, not a plastic box, but still embarrassing