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Old 17-09-2004, 03:56 PM
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An indoor outdoor digital thermometer has a long lead on the
outdoor sensor, and it should be waterproof, so just tie it to a measuring
pole and submerge to a depth and read.


I would expect it to be water resistant not waterproof.
I'd add a coat of epoxy...


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Old 17-09-2004, 05:37 PM
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Andrew Burgess wrote:

An indoor outdoor digital thermometer has a long lead on the
outdoor sensor, and it should be waterproof, so just tie it to a measuring
pole and submerge to a depth and read.


I would expect it to be water resistant not waterproof.
I'd add a coat of epoxy...


It's just a metallic probe - there's no electronics in it. Adding a coat of
epoxy will insulate it (my outdoor thermometer probe is currently hidden
under the new wall of a building addition, and it reads 40C - so it's not
just a matter of waiting longer for the outside temperature to get through
the epoxy).
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Andrew Burgess wrote:

An indoor outdoor digital thermometer has a long lead on the
outdoor sensor, and it should be waterproof, so just tie it to a measuring
pole and submerge to a depth and read.


I would expect it to be water resistant not waterproof.
I'd add a coat of epoxy...


It's just a metallic probe - there's no electronics in it. Adding a coat of
epoxy will insulate it (my outdoor thermometer probe is currently hidden
under the new wall of a building addition, and it reads 40C - so it's not
just a matter of waiting longer for the outside temperature to get through
the epoxy).
--
derek
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