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Weather Station Hardware => WiFiLogger/Meteo-Pi => Topic started by: jcookjr82 on May 12, 2021, 10:47:20 AM

Title: Console temp offset?
Post by: jcookjr82 on May 12, 2021, 10:47:20 AM: Has anyone figured out the correct temperature offset for a console (both VP2 and Vue) running this logger? Is it safe to say that the temperature the logger gives off is consistent or does it vary? What is the correct way to figure this out accurately? I would like to have an accurate indoor reading if possible. Thanks, in advance.
Title: Re: Console temp offset?
Post by: BigAlT on May 12, 2021, 02:44:33 PM: Because each console’s sensor reading is different, I believe the best way to set the correct offset for a particular console is to place an accurate thermometer next to your console and see what it reads. Then set your console offset for the difference between the external thermometer reading and your console’s temperature reading. That’s the only way I know to be sure it’s correct.
You can also help mitigate the additional temperature created by the logger by buying a spare Console battery door cover and drilling holes in it to create some additional ventilation. This will help reduce the additional indoor heat readings caused by the logger’s operation.
Title: Re: Console temp offset?
Post by: jcookjr82 on May 12, 2021, 03:10:05 PM: Quote from: BigAlT on May 12, 2021, 02:44:33 PM
Because each console’s sensor reading is different, I believe the best way to set the correct offset for a particular console is to place an accurate thermometer next to your console and see what it reads. Then set your console offset for the difference between the external thermometer reading and your console’s temperature reading. That’s the only way I know to be sure it’s correct.
You can also help mitigate the additional temperature created by the logger by buying a spare Console battery door cover and drilling holes in it to create some additional ventilation. This will help reduce the additional indoor heat readings caused by the logger’s operation.

I was kind of thinking along the same lines with the external thermometer. Any recommendations for a cheap, but accurate, external?
Title: Re: Console temp offset?
Post by: BigAlT on May 12, 2021, 03:17:04 PM: I got one of the digital infrared thermometers and took several readings of the surface of where the console was sitting and averaged them.