Swivel water intrusion

We noticed a lot of water intrusion when using swivels for the upper instruments (anemometer, wind vane, and light sensor). This inevitably led to corrosion to the connectors. So we’ve decided to create 3 solutions.

  1. Remove the swivel and just place a 3/4" cpvc to pvc piece at the elbow
  2. Add a loom to shorten the sensor cable, thus raising the connector
  3. created rain covers for the swivel if we still needed to use them.

Please refer to the “Building the Weather Station” page for more information: 12. Building the Weather Station | 3D-PAWS Manual

What a great idea!!!

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