Project --> MaxiMite Weather Station

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wallablack Senior Member Joined: 10/08/2011 Location: Australia Posts: 164	Posted: 07:17pm 08 Mar 2012         aargee said   Wallablack, How has the unit stood up to UV? Is the unit showing any signs of plastic decomposition due to exposure? This is the problem with my current old Jaycar rain gauge, apart from the fact that the electronics in it just upped and failed. No more wireless rainfall data, I think moisture got under the "black blob" IC. - Rob. It really has stood the test of time. I thought when I bought this one it wouldn't last but it has exceeded my expectations. As for holding up to UV - I have it up in the air and exposed to all elements and we get some really dry hot windy weather where 40 degrees is not uncommon during summer. Winter is bitterly cold but not snow weather. So, in a nutshell, it handles the elements. Even if the elements were to damage the external plastics, all of the sensors etc are easily accessible for you to remove and house in your own manor.