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by henkg
Tue 25 Nov 2014 6:35 am
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: My new WH-3080. First impressions.
Replies: 13
Views: 5720

Re: My new WH-3080. First impressions.

Question 1: Not easy, but it seems it can be done. https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=60829#p60829 At the moment I am thinking about a first solution that is easily reversible to the original state. Something for the next months, at a moment I've got nothing else to do. I will post the re...
by henkg
Thu 20 Nov 2014 5:29 am
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: WH-3080 Transmitter Batteries
Replies: 30
Views: 13466

Re: WH-3080 Transmitter Batteries

My new WH-3080 (a Dutch version, branded Alecto WS-5000 ECO, 868 MHz) came with 5 alkaline Duracells. Not rechargeable ones. It is up and running for only two weeks now, can't tell how long the transmitter batteries will perform. I do not know if Fine Offset changed the design. If someone could tell...
by henkg
Mon 10 Nov 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: My new WH-3080. First impressions.
Replies: 13
Views: 5720

My new WH-3080. First impressions.

I moved recently and lost the sensors of my WH-1080 (which worked fine for three years). Order new sensors or purchase a new WS? I decided to purchase a WH-3080 (Dutch version: Alecto WS-5000 ECO, 868 MHz) To start with: it works. Signal reception however was a problem, because the distance between ...
by henkg
Thu 15 May 2014 6:54 am
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: Raspberry PI
Replies: 17
Views: 12087

Re: Raspberry PI

Raspberry PI with PYWWS: Some info about installing PYWWS: http://www.weather.dragontail.co.uk/index.php?page=station_setup Or, a much easier way, get the prebuilt image: http://www.weather.dragontail.co.uk/index.php?page=rasp_image To be clear: Jim Easterbrook created PYWWS (http://jim-easterbrook....
by henkg
Sat 18 Jan 2014 5:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Running CUMULUS from a remote site via the internet....
Replies: 12
Views: 5385

Re: Running CUMULUS from a remote site via the internet....

In your signature I do not see a link to your cumulus webdata, so maybe you are not aware of the possibility to publish live data to the web. Is remote control really necessary? Not if publishing to a website is enabled, and this data is sufficient for monitoring: http://wiki.sandaysoft.com/index.ph...
by henkg
Mon 13 Jan 2014 1:14 pm
Forum: Homebuilt
Topic: Another DIY radiation shield (FARS of better: SFARS)
Replies: 22
Views: 20988

Re: Another DIY radiation shield (FARS of better: SFARS)

This winter I did not remove the aspirated part, and the solar fan still works. However, the fan is only running when the sun is shining. By design because there is no buffering of energy. Recently I found this post about a solar module of an Ikea product: http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-IKEA-S...
by henkg
Mon 06 Jan 2014 1:31 pm
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: WH1081 Battery Change
Replies: 5
Views: 2134

Re: WH1081 Battery Change

Skyline wrote: Its battery change time again
Skyline
My WH1080 console batteries last for two and a half years now. PC is on 12h or more, every day. Would it be wise to change them soon, as a precaution measure?
And, should the PC be on 24h, will they last almost forever?
by henkg
Fri 20 Dec 2013 7:32 am
Forum: Homebuilt
Topic: cold weather wiring
Replies: 10
Views: 5776

Re: cold weather wiring

At lower temperatures, the resistance of the (copper) cables should be less, so that may not be the fundamental issue.. Resistance will be less, but the voltage may drop. A long and too thin DC cable will also cause a voltage drop. (Although 9 feet is quite short) Just my guess, based on my common ...
by henkg
Sat 26 Oct 2013 8:53 am
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: Publish data without having my PC switched on...
Replies: 14
Views: 5128

Re: Publish data without having my PC switched on...

Yesterday I installed PYWWS on my RPI. I did some reading before, but being a Linux novice, the complicated install scared me. Recently I found a prebuilt image: http://www.weather.dragontail.co.uk/index.php?page=rasp_image In less than 1 hour (starting from downloading the image) I got the basics w...
by henkg
Sun 06 Oct 2013 7:11 am
Forum: Homebuilt
Topic: PVC Pipe Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield FARS
Replies: 13
Views: 18229

Re: PVC Pipe Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield FARS

the China Solar Fans .. / .. They are too small to fit inside the 3" coupler without major modification so I will not use them. Too small? A different model? The one I own: Solar Panel Size: 42x30mm | Fan diameter: 73mm | Blade diameter: 6 cm (https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&a...
by henkg
Mon 29 Jul 2013 10:52 am
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: 2nd anniversary of my WH-1080
Replies: 1
Views: 1182

2nd anniversary of my WH-1080

A few days ago: 2nd anniversary of my WH-1080.
And still not one problem. (Dutch version of WH-1080: Alecto WS-4000, on 868 MHz)
Image
by henkg
Tue 05 Feb 2013 12:12 am
Forum: Homebuilt
Topic: Another DIY radiation shield (FARS of better: SFARS)
Replies: 22
Views: 20988

Re: Another DIY radiation shield (FARS of better: SFARS)

The cable between fan and panel is very short, and thin. You have to cut it, and extend it by soldering some extra cable to it.
(After cutting the wire, the fan can be shifted off from the clip).
by henkg
Sat 29 Dec 2012 1:34 pm
Forum: Homebuilt
Topic: Another DIY radiation shield (FARS of better: SFARS)
Replies: 22
Views: 20988

Re: Another DIY radiation shield (FARS of better: SFARS)

Today the sun was shining. The solar aspirated elbow of my DIY radiation shield is now kept indoors to protect the parts from humidity, until March the sun will not shine on the shield. (I replaced the active elbow with a passive one) So it was easy do perform an indoor test. I wondered how fast the...
by henkg
Sat 29 Dec 2012 11:10 am
Forum: General
Topic: Do you like Cumulus? Use it? Have you seen the...
Replies: 10
Views: 3226

Re: Do you like Cumulus? Use it? Have you seen the...

Donate on 13-02-2013. Nice idea.
However, I know myself, I will probably forget. So I donated today ...
by henkg
Sat 24 Nov 2012 9:22 am
Forum: Fine Offset/EasyWeather
Topic: Twin Consoles
Replies: 6
Views: 2500

Re: Twin Consoles

Allycat/Alan: Thanks for the explanation.