Vario choice: LX1606 or Borgelt B500?

On Jul 18, 4:57*pm, 66 wrote:
On Jul 18, 3:00*pm, Richard wrote:





On Jul 18, 11:22*am, David Reitter wrote:

Richard,

On Jul 13, 9:19*am, Richard wrote:

LX1606
PROS: Extremely smoothe and effectivevario, *easily customized by
SeeYou Mobile *2 pages, (not sure about XC Soar Pages), *nice stepper
motor needle, and color display, *can us with any GPS, great SC andVariodisplay. Easy connection to and powers PDA.
CONS: need to connect a GPS, no logger

Could you clarify what the differences are between the LX166 and the
LX1606, apart from the extra control/display unit in the 166?
It seems that the 166 is more powerful, even though your website
presents the 1606 as more capable (and a bit more expensive).

I'm looking for an affordable data source for my PDA and a precise
vario. *(I'm not particularly looking for an additional means of
navigation.)
I'm unsure whether to go for an affordable, second-hand Borgelt B50 or
a new LX166.

I'd like to combine *Volkslogger[GPS, 4800baud] - Vario - iPaq 310
[9600baud]. * *According to the manual, baud rates are detected
automatically, so I'm concluding that this should work. *Do the
LX166/1606 correctly pass flight declarations from the PDA to the
Logger?

Thanks
- David

David,

I have experience with the LX1606 but none with the LX166. *so I am
just scanning the two manuals to extract the differences.

The LX1606 only fills one 57mm intrument hole.

Two pages in the SeeYou software control and set the 1606. *they also
allow customization of the SC switch, vario filters and what is shown
on the display when in the SC and Vario mode, also the sounds and the
frequence of the sounds.

Bugs, Ballast, Volume, Mc altitude are also bidirectional from PDA to
LX1606, *Flights can also be downloaded with ConnectMe from the Logger
to you PDA, PNA.

In my opion the LX1606 has more features for a PDA, PNA or display
installation. *I *use the LX 1606 with my Ultimate Le Flight Computer
Display running SeeYou PNA with a Colibri logger until the PowerFlarm
arrives.

Richardwww.craggyaero.com

www.craggyaero.com

One word: SN10B

PDA/PNAs are nice backups.

Kirk
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I tried to look up SN10B in the dictionary but not, I don't believe it
is a word.

On the other hand Ultimate returned this: The best achievable or
imaginable of its kind.

Richard

On Jul 18, 4:00*pm, Richard wrote:

Bugs, Ballast, Volume, Mc altitude are also bidirectional from PDA to
LX1606, *Flights can also be downloaded with ConnectMe from the Logger
to you PDA, PNA.

I got in touch with LX Navigation. They told me that MC, Bugs,
Ballast and Volume are synchronized between LX166 and PDA as well
(depending on the software of course). Logger data should be fed
through for all devices. I think the Volkslogger switches baud rates
for some operations, which may cause issues. I think one will need to
try out these things to tell for sure. Thanks for the info!

On Jul 18, 10:33*pm, Richard wrote:
On Jul 18, 4:57*pm, 66 wrote:





On Jul 18, 3:00*pm, Richard wrote:

On Jul 18, 11:22*am, David Reitter wrote:

Richard,

On Jul 13, 9:19*am, Richard wrote:

LX1606
PROS: Extremely smoothe and effectivevario, *easily customized by
SeeYou Mobile *2 pages, (not sure about XC Soar Pages), *nice stepper
motor needle, and color display, *can us with any GPS, great SC andVariodisplay. Easy connection to and powers PDA.
CONS: need to connect a GPS, no logger

Could you clarify what the differences are between the LX166 and the
LX1606, apart from the extra control/display unit in the 166?
It seems that the 166 is more powerful, even though your website
presents the 1606 as more capable (and a bit more expensive).

I'm looking for an affordable data source for my PDA and a precise
vario. *(I'm not particularly looking for an additional means of
navigation.)
I'm unsure whether to go for an affordable, second-hand Borgelt B50 or
a new LX166.

I'd like to combine *Volkslogger[GPS, 4800baud] - Vario - iPaq 310
[9600baud]. * *According to the manual, baud rates are detected
automatically, so I'm concluding that this should work. *Do the
LX166/1606 correctly pass flight declarations from the PDA to the
Logger?

Thanks
- David

David,

I have experience with the LX1606 but none with the LX166. *so I am
just scanning the two manuals to extract the differences.

The LX1606 only fills one 57mm intrument hole.

Two pages in the SeeYou software control and set the 1606. *they also
allow customization of the SC switch, vario filters and what is shown
on the display when in the SC and Vario mode, also the sounds and the
frequence of the sounds.

Bugs, Ballast, Volume, Mc altitude are also bidirectional from PDA to
LX1606, *Flights can also be downloaded with ConnectMe from the Logger
to you PDA, PNA.

In my opion the LX1606 has more features for a PDA, PNA or display
installation. *I *use the LX 1606 with my Ultimate Le Flight Computer
Display running SeeYou PNA with a Colibri logger until the PowerFlarm
arrives.

Richardwww.craggyaero.com

www.craggyaero.com

One word: SN10B

PDA/PNAs are nice backups.

Kirk
66- Hide quoted text -

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I tried to look up SN10B in the dictionary but not, I don't believe it
is a word.

On the other hand *Ultimate returned this: The best achievable or
imaginable of its kind.

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Then we agree, the SN10B is the ultimate.... ;^)

Cheers,

Kirk
66

On Jul 19, 10:27*am, "kirk.stant" wrote:
On Jul 18, 10:33*pm, Richard wrote:





On Jul 18, 4:57*pm, 66 wrote:

On Jul 18, 3:00*pm, Richard wrote:

On Jul 18, 11:22*am, David Reitter wrote:

Richard,

On Jul 13, 9:19*am, Richard wrote:

LX1606
PROS: Extremely smoothe and effectivevario, *easily customized by
SeeYou Mobile *2 pages, (not sure about XC Soar Pages), *nice stepper
motor needle, and color display, *can us with any GPS, great SC andVariodisplay. Easy connection to and powers PDA.
CONS: need to connect a GPS, no logger

Could you clarify what the differences are between the LX166 and the
LX1606, apart from the extra control/display unit in the 166?
It seems that the 166 is more powerful, even though your website
presents the 1606 as more capable (and a bit more expensive).

I'm looking for an affordable data source for my PDA and a precise
vario. *(I'm not particularly looking for an additional means of
navigation.)
I'm unsure whether to go for an affordable, second-hand Borgelt B50 or
a new LX166.

I'd like to combine *Volkslogger[GPS, 4800baud] - Vario - iPaq 310
[9600baud]. * *According to the manual, baud rates are detected
automatically, so I'm concluding that this should work. *Do the
LX166/1606 correctly pass flight declarations from the PDA to the
Logger?

Thanks
- David

David,

I have experience with the LX1606 but none with the LX166. *so I am
just scanning the two manuals to extract the differences.

The LX1606 only fills one 57mm intrument hole.

Two pages in the SeeYou software control and set the 1606. *they also
allow customization of the SC switch, vario filters and what is shown
on the display when in the SC and Vario mode, also the sounds and the
frequence of the sounds.

Bugs, Ballast, Volume, Mc altitude are also bidirectional from PDA to
LX1606, *Flights can also be downloaded with ConnectMe from the Logger
to you PDA, PNA.

In my opion the LX1606 has more features for a PDA, PNA or display
installation. *I *use the LX 1606 with my Ultimate Le Flight Computer
Display running SeeYou PNA with a Colibri logger until the PowerFlarm
arrives.

Richardwww.craggyaero.com

www.craggyaero.com

One word: SN10B

PDA/PNAs are nice backups.

Kirk
66- Hide quoted text -

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I tried to look up SN10B in the dictionary but not, I don't believe it
is a word.

On the other hand *Ultimate returned this: The best achievable or
imaginable of its kind.

Richard- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Then we agree, the SN10B is the ultimate.... ;^)

Cheers,

Kirk
66- Hide quoted text -

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The SN10B is a popular flight computer but not the Ultimate.

You can find the Ultimate Le at:

http://www.craggyaero.com/ultimate_le.htm

Richard