If you mix the pressure sensor, ie Tasman with an older type vario on the
same line, it will give you difficulty. I had a older Ball mixed with a
Tasman, and the Y was under the panel. This degraded the function of the
Tasman, with over reading spikes, and under reading, because of the flow in
and out of the Ball.

When I seperated them, and had the Tasman on its own like, it worked great.

I have just gone to a B-50 to drive winpilot, so I have a Tasman that is one
year old for sale.

Kevin Anderson
"Bruce" wrote in message
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Time to start a new debate.

How do pressure transducer varios compare to traditional mechanical varios
in club use?
Can you mix and match a capacity vario and a pressure transducer vario on
a single TE probe?
Do students - please note NOT experienced pilots - find the lcd display
units easy to use, or are moving needle varios better (I know we should be
using the audio - but for the times when we want to see the climb
performance the question is still valid)

We are looking at replacing some vintage mechanical varios, and have some
debate about the advisability of needing electrical power for the vario
and the relative benefits of the Borgelt B40 and the Tasman V1000, and of
course another set of Winter mechanicals...

Being a computer type, I am biased towards the "no moving parts" V1000.
So - any views?

Bruce