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« on: July 03, 2011, 10:19:45 AM » |
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I have a friend with a vacation home. If I recommend a davis with weatherlink IP for simplicity, will he be able to see the indoor conditions? Indoor conditions are more important for an unoccupied residence than outdoor.
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wxtech
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2011, 10:35:49 AM » |
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Al Washington, Lexington, Ga., Davis VP2+ WLIP 5.9.2 w/soil temp, VP(original) serial. Acu-Rite 1015/1010/639/1055 5-n-1/3-n-1, bridge beta test group,
NWS Coop station=LXTG1, Fischer Porter, SRG, MMTS.
CoCoRaHS=GA-OG-1 manual & electronic ET gauges. CWOP=CW2074. XP with serial port, VWS v14.01p0, laptop with Win7 and USB ports.
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kanewolf
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2011, 01:01:40 PM » |
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Good to know. I will feel more confident in recommending it. This way only the communications gear is the critical link. The fewer moving parts the better.
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2011, 02:55:27 PM » |
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Keep in mind that the WLIP will raise the apparent indoor temperature by a few degrees, and lower the indoor humidity. It creates some heat that warms the console.
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kanewolf
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« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2011, 11:10:59 PM » |
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But when the issue with an unoccupied residence is flooding or freezing, a degree or two doesn't really matter.
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Bushman
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« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2011, 11:15:54 PM » |
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I'd recommend a Sensaphone unit over a WLIP. Or if there is broadband, use a Wecontrol box.
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« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2011, 05:56:32 AM » |
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Keep in mind that the WLIP will raise the apparent indoor temperature by a few degrees, and lower the indoor humidity. It creates some heat that warms the console.
Does it create that much heat? Raise the internal temp by a few degrees? |
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wxtech
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« Reply #7 on: July 15, 2011, 07:14:52 AM » |
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I did an experiment many years ago with the VP. I recorded the indoor temp with the backlight on and off. I don't remember the numbers but the temperature change was barely noticeable because my room temperature fluctuates a few degrees anyway.
The VP had 4 LEDS, one on each corner of the display panel. The VP2 uses a display with an internal backlight, not discrete LEDS.
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Al Washington, Lexington, Ga., Davis VP2+ WLIP 5.9.2 w/soil temp, VP(original) serial. Acu-Rite 1015/1010/639/1055 5-n-1/3-n-1, bridge beta test group,
NWS Coop station=LXTG1, Fischer Porter, SRG, MMTS.
CoCoRaHS=GA-OG-1 manual & electronic ET gauges. CWOP=CW2074. XP with serial port, VWS v14.01p0, laptop with Win7 and USB ports.
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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2011, 05:45:32 PM » |
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Similar in that I have never noticed any apparent temp change that could be attributed to the WLIP even in a confined enclosure let alone lowering indoor humidity ???. In an enclosure there is no affect from a straight modem but most routers run a little warm, WLIP always stone cold.
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wxtech
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« Reply #9 on: July 15, 2011, 09:43:04 PM » |
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What I'm talking about is on the original VP, the 4 LEDS used for display backlighting in the console caused the indoor temperature sensor on the console circuit board to heat slightly. This caused the console to read a degree or so higher than the actual room temperature. The console didn't get warm or cause room temperature to change.
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Al Washington, Lexington, Ga., Davis VP2+ WLIP 5.9.2 w/soil temp, VP(original) serial. Acu-Rite 1015/1010/639/1055 5-n-1/3-n-1, bridge beta test group,
NWS Coop station=LXTG1, Fischer Porter, SRG, MMTS.
CoCoRaHS=GA-OG-1 manual & electronic ET gauges. CWOP=CW2074. XP with serial port, VWS v14.01p0, laptop with Win7 and USB ports.
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