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Convenient Size & Weight:
Small
and impact-resistant, StrikeAlert clips to your belt, golf bag or backpack.
Take it wherever you go!
Audible Warning:
Loud audible warning
sounds before (and while) lightning is within striking distance.
Low
Power Consumption:
Up to 100 hours of reliable operation with a single
AA battery.
Easy-to-Use
With the flip of a switch, you can see
the lightning strike distance, track the storm direction and view battery life.
Features:
Power Switch
The power switch has three positions: On,
Off and On with tone. The switch may also be depressed to indicate the
direction of storm movement.
Battery Check
When first turned on,
StrikeAlert performs a battery test. The LEDs will indicate the battery level,
with each LED indicating about 20 hours of operation. The LEDs will light up,
beginning with the red LED and leading up to the current battery level. The
current battery level will be the final LED to light and will remain lit for
two seconds. StrikeAlert will then begin its normal operation.
Normal
Operation
During normal operation, the green LED will be on continuously
to indicate StrikeAlert is monitoring for lightning strikes. If the green LED
is blinking, StrikeAlert is in the presence of interference.
Detecting
Lightning Strikes
When a lightning strike is detected, StrikeAlert will
light the appropriate LED indicating the distance of the strike This LED will
remain lit for two minutes- unless another strike occurs during that time. If a
more recent strike is further away, the LED indicating this distance will light
for two seconds, and then return to complete the two minutes from the nearest
strike. If a more recent strike is nearer, it will replace the previous LED
reading. This LED indicator will be held for two minutes. This allows the user
to see all the lightning activity within a 40 mile range, giving clearer
visibility to the nearest strike in the last two minutes. If the power switch
is in the "On with Tone" position, StrikeAlert will also generate tone(s)
indicating the distance of the strike along with lighting the appropriate LED.
This allows you to determine the storm's activity without having to monitor the
LEDs.
Storm Direction
Strike Alert uses a trend of strike
distances over the last five minutes to determine if a storm is approaching or
departing. By depressing the power switch, the LED will change to one of three
patterns:
| ° | If the LED cycles from green to red, the storm is approaching. |
| ° | If the LED cycles from red to green, the storm is departing. |
| ° | If the LED cycles from the center LED to the outside LEDs, the storm is stationary or there's not enough data to determine the direction of the storm. Direction cannot be determined if there has not been enough strikes to identify a trend or StrikeAlert has not been running long enough. Approximately five minutes is needed in the presence of lightning strikes to determine direction. |
Interference
StrikeAlert is designed to be
used outdoors. While StrikeAlert will work indoors, its ability to detect
lightning strikes can be affected by common sources of electromagnetic
emissions, such as:
| ° | CRTs - (televisions or computer monitors). |
| ° | Motors and engines. |
| ° | High-powered electronics equipment |
Moving StrikeAlert a safe distance away from these devices (usually a few feet) should allow the detector to return to normal operation. If StrikeAlert is receiving interference due to such electromagnetic emissions, the green LED will blink or may give a false lightning indication. The static generated by some garments may also produce a false indication. Again, moving the detector just a few feet away from the source of the interference should allow StrikeAlert to resume normal operations. This will be indicated by the green LED remaining constantly lit.
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440-357-5586 or 1-800-745-5586
This page was updated May 1, 2002.
Thank
you for viewing the Strike Alert lightning detector.