Where can I buy a Par Meter

[purplegorilla]

I tried searching online last time and can't really find one. Does anyone know where I can get one for reasonable price. I dont' really want to wait 3 months, I figured I would use it more than often so might as well as invest in one.

 

[glxtrix]

 

[purplegorilla]

glxtrix;105184 wrote: http://webtrolley.org/mivastore/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=apogee&Category_Code=BQM">http://webtrolley.org/mivastore/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=apogee&Category_Code=BQM</a>[/QUOTE]

Sweet, thats the one I found while searching last time but wasn't sure if that is the one. So you have to place the sensor down into the tank each time to get the reading?

 

[mojo]

http://www.apogeeinstruments.com/bqm_spec.htm">Apogee Instruments</a>


You'll want the [B]<span style="font-family: Arial;">[IMG]http://webtrolley.org/mivastore/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=apogee&Product_Code=QMSS-SUN&Category_Code=BQM">QMSS-ELEC</a></span>[/B]
[B]<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span>[/B]
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Yes, the sensor goes underwater. The club's meter (and mine) are permanently attached to a 2-3' rod with an angle on it.</span>

 

[tim8111]

mojo;105189 wrote: http://www.apogeeinstruments.com/bqm_spec.htm">Apogee Instruments</a>


You'll want the [B]<span style="font-family: Arial;">[IMG]http://webtrolley.org/mivastore/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=apogee&Product_Code=QMSS-SUN&Category_Code=BQM">QMSS-ELEC</a></span>[/B]

<span style="font-family: Arial;">Yes, the sensor goes underwater. The club's meter (and mine) are permanently attached to a 2-3' rod with an angle on it.</span>[/QUOTE]


I have this one on the way, should be here Friday. :)

 

[stroid]

hey trinh put me in line to borrow it lol

 

[krb]

tim8111;105197 wrote: I have this one on the way, should be here Friday.

Sweet, come over and measure my lights

 

[suasati]

mojo;105189 wrote: http://www.apogeeinstruments.com/bqm_spec.htm">Apogee Instruments</a>


You'll want the [B]<span style="font-family: Arial;">[IMG]http://webtrolley.org/mivastore/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=apogee&Product_Code=QMSS-SUN&Category_Code=BQM">QMSS-ELEC</a></span>[/B]

<span style="font-family: Arial;">Yes, the sensor goes underwater. The club's meter (and mine) are permanently attached to a 2-3' rod with an angle on it.</span>[/QUOTE]

Do you see any advantage to buy one with the calibration switch?

 

[tim8111]

KRB;105225 wrote: Sweet, come over and measure my lights

I will be more than happy too. :thumbs:

 

[victor626nj]

tim8111;105255 wrote: I will be more than happy too. :thumbs:

you can come messure mine too :thumbs: :thumbs: i have been wanting to have mine tested for quite some time

 

[glxtrix]

ummmmm.. Were still talking about lights right???

 

[victor626nj]

glxtrix;105331 wrote: ummmmm.. Were still talking about lights right???

haha good one i didnt realize i wrote it like that haha yeah just the light

 

[stroid]

this took an ugly turn lol

 

[glxtrix]

maybe yours is ugly. Lol, ok I'm done. Sorry folks its been a boring day at work.

 

[mojo]

SuAsati;105251 wrote: Do you see any advantage to buy one with the calibration switch?

Only if you have a way to calibrate it. I suppose you could borrow someone else's, and hope theirs is correct... Otherwise, you have to send it back to the company to be calibrated.

Or you can do what I did and build your own...

 

[krb]

SuAsati;105251 wrote: Do you see any advantage to buy one with the calibration switch?

You would be able to calculate for both electric lighting and sunlight differences. There is an estimated difference for each calibration setting and light source combination. Check their website, it explains all of this. Personally, I wouldn't spend the extra scratch.

 

[tsciarini]

Just as an FYI, recalibration costs $50 (plus shipping to get it there).

 

[skriz]

mojo;105402 wrote: Only if you have a way to calibrate it. I suppose you could borrow someone else's, and hope theirs is correct... Otherwise, you have to send it back to the company to be calibrated.

Or you can do what I did and build your own...

SO, if Chris can calibrate the par meter, why did the club spend $50+ to cal it?

 

[mojo]

Skriz;105439 wrote: SO, if Chris can calibrate the par meter, why did the club spend $50+ to cal it?

I built my own PAR meter, not calibration suite. For the meter to be correct, it has to be calibrated against a known reference, which I don't have. I just bought the sensor, built the display, and calibrated mine against someone else's PAR meter and saved myself $100 - it doesn't mean I shouldn't calibrate mine from time to time...