> > I will give that a try to hard reset everything. But insurance is going > to buy me a new one if it's really dead.
You only said you couldn't read from it, does that mean the console seems to be working and it's just the memory/data connection? I suggested getting a 2nd hand one because you said you didn't want to download from the net. On Fri, 16 Oct 2026 at 23:57, Mark Jenks <[email protected]> wrote: > I will give that a try to hard reset everything. But insurance is going > to buy me a new one if it's really dead. > > On Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:53:40 AM UTC-5 John Smith wrote: > >> I just tried to connect to the Vantage over the datalogger, and it won't >>> connect >> >> >> That happened on my Vantage console when the memory got corrupted after a >> near strike that also killed other things, like the Ethernet port on the PC >> that was connected to the console and a switch on the other end of the >> Ethernet cable. >> >> I vaguely remember it took a lot of attempts to erase the memory but it's >> worked ever since. >> >> Have you tried doing a factory reset on the console? >> >> Failing that I'm pretty sure others have mentioned that 2nd hand consoles >> can be bought from ebay or other online market places. >> >> On Fri, 16 Oct 2026 at 23:26, Mark Jenks <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I got hit by lightning on Monday night and am still adding up things >>> that died. >>> >>> My server that was pulling data from the Vantage died, so I figured that >>> was the whole problem. The console is still showing data from the station. >>> >>> I just tried to connect to the Vantage over the datalogger, and it won't >>> connect, so I'm guessing the datalogger is fried, so time for a new weather >>> station. >>> >>> I just looked at getting a new Vantage Vue, but they all have the new >>> 6313 console and don't have a datalogger anymore. Internet isn't the best >>> here, so I don't want to grab the data via API and I'm reading conflicting >>> reports on using port 22222 to get the data. >>> >>> Do I get the new 6313 or a different weather station completely? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -Mark >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "weewx-user" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/e2bf835b-25fc-4080-aa24-018497de6624n%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/e2bf835b-25fc-4080-aa24-018497de6624n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/c52c271a-2b34-4935-b3e7-b2cdab10d691n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/c52c271a-2b34-4935-b3e7-b2cdab10d691n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/CAGTinV5ZsCK0hoL2Yf8hBRE%2Bku%3D2OWMtoBt4V2J77LLrEpTZQA%40mail.gmail.com.
