TALOS SFD-1000 Series Lightning Detector

The TALOS lightning detector for boats and watercraft alerts users of lightning strikes up to 25 miles away from a storm. If your boat or watercraft is the only one in the vicinity when lightning strikes, the odds of being struck go way up. Most strikes occur between noon and 6 pm. Keeping the TALOS® lightning detector on board, will keep you aware when lightning is in the area.

Features:

• Alerts up to 25 mile range
• The BRIGHTEST visual alerts: 3 colors to indicate the distance of approaching or departing storms
  • Green: 25 miles
  • Blue: 16 miles
  • Red: 6 miles
• Compact design
• Auto sleep functionality
• 1 year battery life ( based on average usage)
• Antenna auto tuning – increases efficiency
• Same technology as used in expensive weather stations

Included:

• TALOS Lightning Detection Device
• Mounting Base
• User Guide

How It Works:

• When the detector is first powered on, the first three blinks of the center green LED indicate the unit is calibrating. Calibration takes a few seconds to complete
• When the second three blinks of the center LED flash green, calibration is complete
• The center LED flashes green once every 10 seconds to indicate the unit is listening for lightning
• When lightning is first detected (up to 25 miles), the detector flashes all 5 LEDs for 1 minute
• To save battery life, after 1 minute of lightning detection, the detector switches to blinking only 2 LEDs for two more minutes. After two minutes, the detector turns off
• If a closer lightning strike is detected while the display is flashing, the color will change to indicate the distance of the strike
• When the next strike is detected, the unit turns back on and remembers and displays the correct lightning distance range (red, blue, or green depending on lightning distance)

Owners Manual

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