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vinesweather:

--- Quote from: miraculon on November 25, 2023, 08:35:02 AM ---Both my RED and Blue are out in the unheated garage. So, temperature isn't a problem, although I don't think that the components are "industrial" temp spec. I have seen temps as low as 4°F out in the garage.

They are however, out of the "weather" and not subject to precipitation. My GPS antennae are in weather protected PVC end caps and are outdoors.

Greg H.

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Thanks Greg. Mine would be subject 40°C+ so my problem would be overheating. I'm looking at other options.
Cheers
Chris

meteodelta:
Several meteo stations that use LoRa chirp protocol (433 or 868 Mhz) to communicate from sensors to dashboard/gateway, sometimes are mounted outdoor if dashboard signal is far from sensors. In such case glass has better visilibility then plastic so a transparent window on case from gateway to sensor might give only 10% signall loss which is OK.

In same housing red/blue BO systems might also be housed, but keep in mind that either permanent forced ventilation, or another temp/humidity sensor coupled with case ventilator might be needed.

If blue/red systems are mounted inside such outdoor case, it should also be smart to isolate the box from electric/electronic noise which is not always easy but can be done. If you want a picture of such box, let me know.

miraculon:

--- Quote ---In same housing red/blue BO systems might also be housed, but keep in mind that either permanent forced ventilation, or another temp/humidity sensor coupled with case ventilator might be needed.
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I was going to mention the same thing. The parts in the BO controller are at least rated to 70°C. If the electronics can be held to less than a 30°C rise above ambient with ventilation, you should be OK. I think that some of the parts might be better than 'commercial grade', but I don't remember. You would need to use the rating of the worst case, probably the electrolytic capacitors.

You could search the Bill of Materials (BOM) for the parts and look at the data sheets to confirm. There are reasonably cheap temperature controllers available that you could use that would eliminate the need to run the fan(s) 24/7.

Greg H.

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