Topic: weather station enclosures

[ncpilot]

Every once in a while, I like to browse the sites of the forum members... looking for ideas for when I eventually get away from the standard Davis template...

Today I ran across "Curly's" site, and thought he had a pretty cool solution for an enclosure:

http://mysite.verizon.net/res8sscu/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/station.htm

Hope you don't mind the attention Curly... and your page design is quite different from others I've seen too...

Anyway, very slick enclosure...

[Anthony]

My enclosuer is was made from various sizes of PVC pipe. I aquired it when I aquired an OS WMR-968 from a user on another forum. It's only been up a little over a week and seems to be working quiet well. This summer with tell the tale.

I would give out the design. But since this was designed and built by someone else I'll respect his hard work and effort and not give it out.

[Curly]

As soon as the weather breaks, I'll snap some more pictures of the shelter and updated the web site. That could be next week or next month....

[aifan27]

Curly,

I have sent you an e-mail regarding this.  

Thanks.

[anvana]

Hey Curley....

What a GREAT setup! Very impressive to say the least. I've always wondered if my VP2 would hold up in a really bad storm or hurricane. The enclosure you've put together looks like it would hold up to a Cat5.

Thanks for the project idea.

[Curly]

It's definetly going to stay put through a CAT5 or even an F4!

I've had many requests about the construction of the shelter. The web page has been updated a little tonight giving a little more detail.  More additions to the page will be made in the next week or so.

[capeweather]

Thanks for sharing that info Curly.

[ocala]

Curly, very impressive. I can tell you put some time and thought into that enclosure.
I have one question though. Why did you elect to mount the rain collector to the side of the temp sensor instead of over it? Wouldn't the rain collector in effect act as a shade to the radiation shield and stop those spikes? Just curious.

[Curly]

The rain collector bracket doesn't look like it can hold any more weight than what it was designed for. Any additional weight could damage it so I didn't want to take any chances and decided to separate it.

[Citizen Bob]

I just bought the La Crosse 8610 data logger.

Where do I find out how to locate the outdoor sensor and what enclosure I should use, if any?

I have a large covered patio that is open on two sides which would be a convenient location for the sensor.

I am not trying to achieve perfection, just do the best that I can do.

Where can I find websites to show me how to make simple enclosures.

Thanks.

[anvana]

Greetings and Welcome to wxforum!

Most of us have used the CWOP Siting Reference as a basis for locating and setting up our weather stations. You can find the guide at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dshelms/CWOP_Guide.pdf. This is a PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat to read and print.

However, every installation has its own special requirements and the installations you'll find are customized according to each individual's needs. While the siting guide is THE reference, as hobbyist's we all have to "compensate" according to our budgets and our environment. There is no such thing as a "typical" installation.

Personally, I don't use an enclosure with my Davis VP2 and I've had no problems the past 3 years. It's even survived just fine through 2 minimal hurricanes and several tropical systems.

Read the guide, install your station as best as you can, and have fun with it.

[Citizen Bob]

Greetings and Welcome to wxforum!

Thanks for the welcome. I am new to this so any help is really appreciated.

Most of us have used the CWOP Siting Reference as a basis for locating and setting up our weather stations. You can find the guide at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/dshelms/CWOP_Guide.pdf. This is a PDF file and requires Adobe Acrobat to read and print.

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However, every installation has its own special requirements and the installations you'll find are customized according to each individual's needs. While the siting guide is THE reference, as hobbyist's we all have to "compensate" according to our budgets and our environment. There is no such thing as a "typical" installation.

Personally, I don't use an enclosure with my Davis VP2 and I've had no problems the past 3 years. It's even survived just fine through 2 minimal hurricanes and several tropical systems.

Read the guide, install your station as best as you can, and have fun with it.

If I can get the Guide I wll do that.

Please elaborate on your installation so I can get an idea what you have.

I have a large covered patio next to the house. Two walls are part of the house and the other two are completely open. It has a concrete floor.

Therefore I am not concerned with direct sunlight, but I am concerned about radiation effects. I would like to construct a simple shield out of a material that will not allow radiation to fall on the sensor.

For example I am considering styrofoam or plastic, maybe painted with aluminum paint for high reflectivity. I could arrange the shape to allow as much air flow as reasonable or maybe not have sides which face the open sides of the patio.

Thanks.

[talbert1952]

There is an extra . on the end of the URL.