Optional signal breakout board for power, rain and sun input along the CAT5 cable run. See block diagram for info if you need this.
$15.00
High Resolution Wind Speed Sensor. Complete with optical wind speed pickup, In-Speed mechanics and adapter to mount on a 3/4″ PVC pipe.
$75.00
High Resolution Wind Direction Sensor. Complete with hall effect solid state pickup, In-Speed mechanics and adapter to mount on a 3/4″ PVC pipe.
$75.00
Wind Tree mounting kit. PVC parts to put together a fork type wind tree . Includes the PCB with the CAT5 connector for the signal distribution. You will need some PVC glue to assemble it so it’s water tight. The finished tree mounts on a 1″ pipe with the wire fed through it.
$15.00
USB charger 5V with 1 Ampere or more. Use OEM quality only adapters from Motorola, HP, Samsung or Apple. Order directly from E-bay sellers for bets price. Make sure it has a Mini USB plug or use appropriate cable. You might already have a suitable USB power adapter from an old phone or tablet.
See here for a in depth comparison of adapters.
$13.75
You will need one of these cables below. If you need a shorter or longer cable send me a request. These are standard straight 6 pole fax cables. Up to 20 feet is possible.
The PCBs below are for spare parts or if you want to build/retrofit existing wind instruments with it. They are already included in the main items above.
CAT5 Signal Distribution PCB. Terminates CAT5 cable at Wind Tree, inputs for Sun, Win-Dir and Wind-Speed
$15.00
The Items below are for reference only. You might need these, or similar, items to complete your station. Order directly from the vendors.
Outdoor Cat5 cable 24 AWG , as required for base to Wind-tree connection. Order direct from E-bay, Amazon, or check with Fry’s Electronics, hardware store etc..
Outdoor 25ft CAT5e cable from E-bay seller
Gill type radiation shield SRS100LX sold directly by Ambient Weather for about $40. Big and looks good, but the mounting bracket needs reinforcement. Order directly from Ambient Weather
Rainwise RAINEW111 Self Emptying Wired Rain Gauge. Order directly from E-bay or Amazon
Rainwise RAINEW111 Self Emptying Wired Rain Gauge
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