Just a thought - as you say it has sat there for 5 years with never a screwdriver near it - have you tried something as simple as cleaning the usb connectors - plugs and sockets - with switch cleaner - or even using a different lead - in case there is any grime accumulation before resorting to the screwdriver.
On Thursday, 14 December 2017 09:27:48 UTC+2, Redanman wrote: > I'll have a look inside the console, I must admit that I have a habit of > taking things to bits to see what's inside, but the weather station has sat > there for 5 years and I've never taken a screwdriver to it. > > On Monday, 11 December 2017 22:54:03 UTC, Redanman wrote: >> >> My old WH1080 is getting more more and more USB hang-ups. I have to >> reset the unit (remove the USB cable) to reboot the it. I obviously lose >> the data in the circular buffer, so, depending on when I notice the >> hang-up, it leads to data loss of several hours or even days. >> I power the WH1080 through the USB cable connected to my Pi, but I do not >> have a USB hub, so cannot cycle the power through the hub. I have noticed >> that if I reboot the Pi it cycles the power on the Pi's own USB ports, so >> resetting the WH1080. Is it possible to do this automatically within Weewx >> if it detects a USB hang-up? >> Mike > > -- 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 weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
