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Ecowitt WH32, WH40, and WS68 Install
gmorganVA:
Wow, I really like how you installed all your sensors. I just picked up a WH41 and was concerned about how to mount it so that it gets enough sun but not too much rain (although it doesn't rain here much at all). So I'm tempted to mount mine in a similar fashion to how yours is installed. Thanks for sharing the pictures of your setup!
NTEL:
What radiation shield would you recommend me for wh32_ep now in 2022? Not very expensive.
tweatherman:
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--- Quote from: CW2274 on September 18, 2019, 06:02:04 PM ---That's a nice, big passive shield too. If you were feeling frisky, you could probably stick a fan it in if you wanted.
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I have thought about it. We haven't had any hot sunny weather yet but I'm curious how well it will do as a passive shield.
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Just curious how that SRS100LX shield worked fo you?
tweatherman
wxgran:
I realize that this topic is several years old at this point, but there are surprisingly few examples of mounting a WH32EP and yours is the most complete.
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You mentioned using a NBF-32404 as the electronics enclosure. Those are, indeed, readily available... but they look to be just the enclosure.
What is that piece that the body is attached to? It looks something like a breadboard or thick plastic pegboard? I'm not placing what that even is.
I assume the cable is going through a nylon cable gland -- how did you handle the thickness of the sensor itself? I did try to disassemble the sensor end on my unit but it looks like the cable is epoxied into the plastic end cap.
Ahill:
--- Quote from: K7RMK on September 18, 2019, 04:47:30 PM ---After wanting a weather station for years but not really wanting an all-in-one unit or being able to justify the cost of a VP2, I happened to browse this forum last week to see if there was anything new I didn't know about and I saw all the talk about the Ecowitt GW1000. I was instantly intrigued so I ordered up the GW1000 gateway, WH32 outdoor temperature/humidity sensor, WH40 rain gauge, and WS68 anemometer.
I installed the anemometer using a gable mount and an EMT pipe from Home Depot. The wind cups on the anemometer measure 32' 9.75" (10 meters) off the ground.
In my backyard, I threw a 4x4 post in the ground about 5' from the side fence and used a short piece of EMT pipe to mount the rain gauge to the post about 6' off the ground. I have the temperature/humidity sensor inside an Ambient Weather SRS100LX solar radiation shield mounted on the side of the post.
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Nice. I was in a similar situation and I ended up with the ws5000 instead, but i want to add the same anemometer(ws68) on the same pole as the ws5000 anemometer and use a separate console to go with it.
How has it worked so far
I want to do the WS68 with a GW3900 I believe it is.
Living in the lightning capital of the US i also went and installed a 1/2 stranded conductor cable down to a 3/8 x 8 ground rod and bonded that to the house ground. Nobody had the supplies and ended up getting it from a commercial lighting protection contractor i know.
Curious how you grounded yours.
T-
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