SOLARIO VARIO

$169.00 with FREE SHIPPING

The Solario is a solar-powered acoustic-only variometer employing a buffer condensor to store unused energy. Up-to-the-minute components mean that solar power is feasible in an instrument which is about the size of a match box. The absence of any batteries means that the Solario is the perfect back-up vario. Alternatively, you can use it with an altimeter watch to provide minimumvolume, minimum-hassle instrumentation. In 100% sunshine the solar cell delivers up to 40 times the current needed to power the unit. Surplus power charges the buffer condensor, which can provide up to 45 minutes of normal operation when the sunlight itself is insufficient to power the Solario. The primary design brief was that the Solario will always operate when it is bright enough to fly in thermals. The buffer provides sufficient power for those tricky times – when there are cloudy skies around sunset, and the sun disappears behind a mountain!