Rain Sensor

[moose]

I have been unable to find a rain sensor which is compatable with RFXCom, I have a bucket style 'tip' rain gauge etc, but I am after a sensor that will tell me immediately when it detects rain.

Any ideas

[TrOjAn]

I use a rain sensor attached to a DS10.. works ok.

TrOjAn

[Rupp]

Check out the leaf wetness sensors on Hobby Boards. One of these connected to a DS10A will detect dew.
http://www.hobby-boards.com/catalog/...oducts_id=1544

I use these under all of my sinks in the house for leak detection and they work really well.

[yelloow7t]

Check out the leaf wetness sensors on Hobby Boards. One of these connected to a DS10A will detect dew.
http://www.hobby-boards.com/catalog/...oducts_id=1544

I use these under all of my sinks in the house for leak detection and they work really well.

Hey Rupp,

How do you deal with the fact that Moisture=Normal and Dry=Alarm (assuming you use ACRF2)? I can handle it, but I dont want LOML to be "confused"...

Tom

[moose]

Trojan/Rupp

I now have the component parts, but excuse my ignorance but how do you attach the sensor to the DS10

Ta

[tenholde]

Disconnect the wires from the DS10A to the magnetic contact and solder them into the holes on the leaf board.

tenholde

[gfs]

i made a few of these and they work so-so... i get intermittent "reset" alerts, rather than alarms... which is ok... but shouldnt happen. i use rfxcom.

[purezerg]

i kinda gave up on the hobby boards sensor. after a week, it just grows algae on it. and now, even during heavy rains, it doesnt even detect anymore.
i have to clean the sensor with rubbing alcohol at least once in 3 days for it to detect accurately.

[Michael McSharry]

for those in the desert rain is an event. In Singapore it is just a 2 pm thing that a periodic event could trigger just as well. In Seatle area a one a year cleaning should be good, but morning dew will trigger it just like a rooster would.

[purezerg]

I am thinking of using a rain guage that tips over when loaded.
I am thinking of using the number of times it tips to detect rain.
eg
when tips more than 3 per min = Heavy Rain
when tips more than 1 per min = Rain
when tips less than 1 per 10min = Dry

anyone have any idea how to build this device?

[Michael McSharry]

This seems like a standard rain bucket you get with a weatherstation. I have a tipping-bucket type counter connected and compute rate from the counts. For those using 1-wire a bucket from hobby-boards.com will do it.

[purezerg]

any idea what are the components I would require to get it started?
bucket and ?

[wimaware]

I use (the same as Trojan) a rain detector together with a MS10. It works great, no errors. When MS10 detects a close contact it wil change the status in HS to "it's raining" and ofcourse when it's dry "it's not raining"
Here a picture of the rain detector with heated surface for a accurate reading.

[TechHA]

I recognize the MS10 but what rain detector is that?

That rain detector looks VERY interesting!

[wimaware]

Look at http://www.conrad-international.com/ and search for product id 187608-I5. You can aslo view the manual and data sheet here.
Or http://www.conrad-int.com/websale7/1...11fe4%2fmd5%7d

Wil