Post by basenine on Jan 1, 2019 11:41:33 GMT -8
Hi,
Happy New Year!
First time poster. I'm planning on building a weather station with the wind vane, anemometer, rain-gauge, temperature and humidity and possibly even the lightening detector. I have many questions but here is the first one.
I live in Central Minnesota and winter temperatures can get brutally cold - last night was down to -7°F (-22°C). Wind chill was around -20°F. And this is not the coldest we will get this winter.
Here's my question - what is the lowest operating temperature for all the components, both mechanical and electronic. I could probably fashion some sort of weather proof/resistant case for the electronics but the mechanical components will always be exposed. Are they going to crack or break in this cold? Will ice forming in the rain gauge break it? I really don't want to bring the weather station in every winter, nor do I want to replace parts all the time.
Any suggestions or advice are appreciated.
Happy New Year!
First time poster. I'm planning on building a weather station with the wind vane, anemometer, rain-gauge, temperature and humidity and possibly even the lightening detector. I have many questions but here is the first one.
I live in Central Minnesota and winter temperatures can get brutally cold - last night was down to -7°F (-22°C). Wind chill was around -20°F. And this is not the coldest we will get this winter.
Here's my question - what is the lowest operating temperature for all the components, both mechanical and electronic. I could probably fashion some sort of weather proof/resistant case for the electronics but the mechanical components will always be exposed. Are they going to crack or break in this cold? Will ice forming in the rain gauge break it? I really don't want to bring the weather station in every winter, nor do I want to replace parts all the time.
Any suggestions or advice are appreciated.
