Anemometer- Cup Counter Wind Measuring Experiment Device

The instrument has cup wheel consisting of three conical cups in a horizontal plane. The cup wheel spindle is of stainless steel and connected worm gearing to a revolution counter mounted in water proof housing. By observing the counter reading at the beginning and end of any period of interest the average wind speed during the interval can be calculated. The counter observing window is sloped to permit easy reading when mounted on the mast