[chbot] Wanting real data - How best to mount sensors outside in the elements?

[Andrew Errington]

It really depends on what kind of sensor you are using, but since you
mentioned temperature here's one example:
https://weather.northcott.co.nz/index.php/temperature

(Plenty of other practical weather sensors on his site too).

I did pretty much the same thing, but with four or five upturned
plastic dishes. This is a classic solar radiation shield and can be
left in full sun. Mine was in the garden, about a metre from the
house, not sheltered, for about three years. The sensor itself was a
DS18B20 with heatshrink protecting the leads, tucked inside the core.

Other sensors need different protection and location considerations,
so you'd have to say what it is you are trying to measure.

Regards,

Andrew

On 28/05/2020, Andrew Sands <andrew at theatrix.org.nz> wrote:
> Hey all list dwellers,
>
> I'm looking for advise, suggestions and general pointers to what other have
> done in order to get various types of sensors working out in the real world
> - that is beyond the bench.
>
> What sensors perform better / marginal, what methods provide the best
> mechanical / environmental protection.
>
> Where should I position say an outdoors temperature sensor?
>
> Mostly I'm after less of the theory and more of the I tried this but it
> mutated a spider which ate my cat kind of thing. So don't do that.
>
> Thanks for reading, stay safe. Wash your hands.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
>
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