Topic: Lightning detector

[Mandrake]

Why not do as I have and place in the loft then its easier to get at through any internal loft hatch you may have.
Roofing tiles will be no barrier to the radio burst from lightning.
In terms of battery it seems to be fairly long lived so far.
No battery deg since installed many months ago 

[Steve F]

Why not do as I have and place in the loft then its easier to get at through any internal loft hatch you may have.
Roofing tiles will be no barrier to the radio burst from lightning.
In terms of battery it seems to be fairly long lived so far.
No battery deg since installed many months ago

Loft is where I meant, terminology is different here in Australia, so yep in the roof/loft.  I still need a ladder to get up in there though   I'll try there and see how it goes.

Cheers
Steve

[ColbyP]

Ambient has finally added their Lighting Detector to the website but looks like we have to wait till July to be able to purchase.   .  https://www.ambientweather.com/amwh31l.html 

[galfert]

They are calling it the WH31L 
They like to complicate matters. SMH.

[_John C]

Just got my Ecowitt Lightning Detector today. Got it setup with my HP2551 console and GW1000. I've noticed that my meteobridge is not receiving lightning data from my GW1000. All devices are running the latest software. Could someone with a Meteobridge, GW1000 and a lightning detector check if theirs is working ?

Thanks

[_John C]

Here's a screenshot of the live data.

[gand]

Hi

Not working:
https://forum.meteohub.de/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=14824

Gert

Just got my Ecowitt Lightning Detector today. Got it setup with my HP2551 console and GW1000. I've noticed that my meteobridge is not receiving lightning data from my GW1000. All devices are running the latest software. Could someone with a Meteobridge, GW1000 and a lightning detector check if theirs is working ?

Thanks

[_John C]

 Thank you. I'll just have to wait until they fix it.

[ronald001]

Same issue here, my GW1000 picks up the Lightning Detection Sensor, but Meteobridge does not see it.  All the latest firmware updates also.  Hopefully a fix comes soon!

Ron

[KC5JIM]

They have known about this issue since April 29, roughly 40 DAYS and yet they have done NOTHING to resolve the issue. It's been 38 DAYS since they even addressed the issue, and all that inspiring communication said was "A remote login would be fine."

Face it folks, Meteobridge is fast becoming just another pile of abandonware. Meteobridge would like to thank all of the people that PAID THEM in exchange for nonexistent support.

[Mapantz]

Today is the first day since rehoming my lightning detector that strikes are nearby - picking them up nicely now.

[lemuba]

My Sensor arrived today from Froggit Germany - 2 hours later the first Thunder in Northern Germany 
The Sensor works very well, all values are plausible.

Further, I tried to trigger the sensor manually with my China High Voltage generator - it does not react to it, even not in highest sensitivity settings - very nice!

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[mark014]

I received the lightning sensor by Ecowitt last week and I am satisfied with it. I put it on my wardrobe in the bedroom on the first floor. It is a detached house, so there is no another floor above. Unfortunately, I have had only one T-storm in my neighborhood so far but no false signals were detected.

It caught even storm bolts on the edge of its range:


It works in the Indoormode with high sensitivity. Total number of 12 strikes seemed plausible when compared to the closest area on a map of lightning strikes provided by blitzortung.org



However, you suggest to hang it outdoors. The highest position the more counts should be registered?

[casacota]

Works also well with the HP3501 console and other custom scripts / software, http://www.atmos.cat/perl?num=1586210510

[Mandrake]

However, you suggest to hang it outdoors. The highest position the more counts should be registered?

If its working for you I would leave it where it is!
Yes, you can place outside but you will need to place it in a waterproof container or suitable protection.

[lemuba]

I would not place the sensor outside, even not covered in an extra box - the specs are very tight:

Workingtemperature: 0~50C(32~122F)

Keep it better in your house. I don´t belive that it will make a big difference reception wise.

[Lighty269]

How long does it take to receive your order, I have been waiting since 4/09/20 and still stuck in limbo.

[gand]

Hi

Mine took 8 weeks.

Gert

[lemuba]

So far my GW1000/WH57 lightning data gets uploaded to ecowitt.net.
But for public visitors it would need to signup an account at ecowitt.net for getting this data displayed... hmm?

Is there currently any other public weather server/site which could display the WH57 data?

I ask because I mainly intend to use/administrate the Weewx/Belchertown skin, but I´m not successful yet to get the ligthing data into the Belchertown Skin, or any other Weewx Skin.
As workaround I could/would at least like to post a link to the lightning data... Any ideas/proposals?

I checked about PWS Dashboard which is already compatible to include/display the WH57 data, but the overall design and functionallity is not my favorite yet...
https://pwsdashboard.com/

[mark014]

How long does it take to receive your order, I have been waiting since 4/09/20 and still stuck in limbo.

Ecowitt sent me the sensor around 10th May and I received it on June 1st. It was delivered by regular mail but I thing it was quite fast.

But for public visitors it would need to signup an account at ecowitt.net for getting this data displayed... hmm?

Yes, accounts on ecowitt.net are visible only for registered users.

Is there currently any other public weather server/site which could display the WH57 data?

I know it works now on PWS_Dashboard  and maybe it will be soon possible also using Meteotemplate.

[galfert]

Is there currently any other public weather server/site which could display the WH57 data?

If you use a Meteobridge with Ambientweather.net license (or better yet a WeatherBridge from Ambient) then you send lightning data to Ambientweather.net. Anyone can view Ambientweather.net without a login.

Meteobridge (WeatherBridge) requires a GW1000. A display console like the HP2551-C will not work. Most current Fine Offset clone stations (Ambient, Froggit, Misol,...etc.) can add a GW1000. Just match the frequency.

[Autofill]

I would not place the sensor outside, even not covered in an extra box - the specs are very tight:

Workingtemperature: 0~50C(32~122F)

Keep it better in your house. I don´t belive that it will make a big difference reception wise.

I'm currently waiting for the sensor to come on amazon.ca. I've been mulling over where to place it. I was thinking about the attic of my house or my shed. Both places are protected from precipitation, but not temperature. The temperature sounds limiting, however, its rare (but possible) to have lightning when the temperatures are below 0oC, so I would think placing it in either of these locations would be OK. My shed is more appealing because I can easily access it for battery changing. Has anyone reported or found out how long batter life is?

[Mandrake]

I have a early model as I was a tester and its been in place since the first week of January 2020.
So far the battery life indicator has not changed from full bars, so its looking good for at least a years use if not two on a set of Alkaline batteries.

[Autofill]

I have a early model as I was a tester and its been in place since the first week of January 2020.
So far the battery life indicator has not changed from full bars, so its looking good for at least a years use if not two on a set of Alkaline batteries.

This is encouraging! So now I'll put in some Lithium batteries and place it in my attic then.
 

[lemuba]

I just gave PWS_Dashboard a chance now and after some miracle it started to collect data - including the WH57 lightning sensor data...

https://www.fitzbek-wetter.de/pwsWDxx/index.php

https://pwsdashboard.com/

Starting to understand the concept, I like it.

So far PWS-Dashboard seems to be the only solutution to summarize the GW1000/DP1500 Data, including external Sensors at one place (except an non public ecowitt.net account)

There are still some bugs and (German) translation errors, but will play a little bit with it now.

Regards,

Matthias

Is there currently any other public weather server/site which could display the WH57 data?

If you use a Meteobridge with Ambientweather.net license (or better yet a WeatherBridge from Ambient) then you send lightning data to Ambientweather.net. Anyone can view Ambientweather.net without a login.

Meteobridge (WeatherBridge) requires a GW1000. A display console like the HP2551-C will not work. Most current Fine Offset clone stations (Ambient, Froggit, Misol,...etc.) can add a GW1000. Just match the frequency.