My experience with some of the earliest CW80 was very bad, the biggest problem is that they are not even heavy enough to qualify for a boat anchor. These old CW80s are nothing more than E-WASTE and landfill fodder.
Dave Olsen stated this a couple years ago about the CW80 redesign: https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...34#83086529555051334
@Dave Olson posted:The new federal regulations are requiring us to redesign the circuitry of the CW-80. It's the same thing that happened with the PH-180/GW-180. Now that we have that one redesigned and shipping, the CW-80 is being worked on.
The new CW-80 will have a new sku number. Aside from the changes being made to meet the new regulations, we're also improving upon the design. The efficiency will be improved and render the cooling fan obsolete. Also, it will get the bi-color LED like the GW-180 - green normally and red when there's a fault.
I'm excited for the new design. We're hoping to get the first shipment out by the end of the year. It'll show its face in the C2 catalog.
